JUVENILE DECEASED AFTER SHOTS FIRED IN MOUNDS, ILLINOIS
PULASKI CO., Ill.—Illinois State Police are investigating the shooting incident that occurred earlier this evening in downtown Mounds, Illinois, that’s left one dead. Sadly, both individuals struck by...
View ArticleFATALITY IN RICHLAND COUNTY WRECK
RICHLAND CO., Ill.—It’s been confirmed through multiple sources that there’s been a fatality following a wreck earlier this evening in Richland County. Richland County authorities couldn’t give any...
View ArticleChristian Poincheval Invents Pill That Makes Farts Smell Like Chocolate
The Huffington Post | By David Moye Posted: 11/26/2014 3:46 pm EST France has given the world fragrant perfume and very stinky cheeses, but the country’s latest and greatest olfactory contribution...
View ArticleWoman Hanging Laundry Plunges 9 Feet Into Sinkhole (PHOTOS)
The Huffington Post | By Hilary Hanson Posted: 11/26/2014 3:09 pm EST Sinkholes have joined the ranks of sharks, jellyfish, the hole in the ozone layer and baby-eating dingoes on the list of things...
View ArticleSURVIVOR OF RICHLAND COUNTY WRECK REPORTED ON LIFE SUPPORT
Jalynn Hinton RICHLAND CO., Ill.—Friends of the young woman who survived a tragic auto crash last night in the Claremont area have reported that she is on life support in an Evansville hospital. Jalynn...
View ArticleIllinois financial report could contain big warning on risky transactions
Bill Bergman GUEST VIEW Nov 26, 2014 Echoes of AIG in Illinois financial report? Back in in 2008/2009, one of the largest insurance companies in the world, American International Group (AIG),...
View ArticleIllinois’ bad credit rating remains in a holding pattern until Supreme Court...
Caitlin Wilson REBOOT STAFF Nov 26, 2014 Illinois’ terrible credit rating will stay that way–for now. Credit raters will not act to issue a new credit rating for Illinois until after the 2013 pension...
View ArticleCourts hold state’s future in balance with Illinois pension reform decision
Scott Reeder GUEST VIEW Nov 26, 2014 Illinois pension reform decision will make or break state. SPRINGFIELD – A Sangamon County judge just snapped the first buckle on the state’s straight jacket last...
View ArticleJoin the discussion: Why does Illinois have so many units of local government?
Mandy Burrell Booth GUEST VIEW Nov 26, 2014 Metropolitan Planning Council forum focuses on units of local government in Illinois Illinois has more units of local government than any state in the...
View ArticleMARION WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MULTIPLE FRAUDS
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill./U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT ILLINOIS—Tajuana L. Sullivan, 27, of Marion, Illinois, entered pleas of guilty in federal district court to fraud in a scheme to defraud and...
View ArticleFlorida Robbers Who Make Victims Strip Still On The Loose
The Huffington Post | By David Moye Posted: 11/27/2014 2:51 pm EST Updated: 11/27/2014 2:59 pm EST Investigators in Broward County, Florida, are stumped by a rash of armed robberies where the...
View ArticleDUI Suspect Allegedly Drinks Vodka While Being Questioned By Cop
The Huffington Post | By Hilary Hanson Posted: 11/28/2014 12:44 pm EST This was the Absolut* worst move she could make. Florida woman France Riney, 60, is facing a DUI charge after she allegedly sat...
View Article9-Year-Old Girl Charged With Battery For Allegedly Punching Sister
The Huffington Post | By Hilary Hanson Posted: 11/27/2014 6:02 pm EST Updated: 11/27/2014 6:59 pm EST Apparently a “time out” isn’t cutting it anymore. A 9-year-old girl in Indianapolis was arrested...
View ArticleCartoon illustrates national race discussion, post-Ferguson
Scott Stantis GUEST VIEW Nov 26, 2014 Prior to August 9, Ferguson, Missouri was a relatively non-descript northern St. Louis county community that registered barely in the consciousness of most people...
View ArticleE-cigarettes contain 10 times the carcinogens of regular tobacco – study
Published time: November 28, 2014 11:25 Electronic cigarettes contain up to 10 times more cancer-causing substances than regular tobacco, according to the latest study by Japanese scientists. A team of...
View ArticleKIDS WILL NEVER LEARN: FORMER CO. BD. MEMBER’S BOY IN SERIOUS WRECK
HARDIN CO., Ill.—After multiple drunk driving accidents in and around Hardin County that have either seriously injured or taken the lives of a number of underage kids, you might think that some of them...
View Article“Professor” who assisted in Mike Brown autopsy revealed as “fraud, con artist”
Xeni Jardin at 9:17 am Fri, Nov 28, 2014 Shawn Parcells pointing to the part of his body where brains are normally found. Just when you thought the investigation into Ferguson cop Darren Wilson’s...
View ArticleDid We Just Witness The Last Great Black Friday Celebration Of American...
by Michael Snyder | Economic Collapse November 29, 2014 Americans are going to spend more than 600 billion dollars this Christmas season, and on Friday we got to see our fellow citizens fight each...
View ArticleILLINOIS STATE POLICE GIVE DETAILS ABOUT HARCO ROAD WRECK
Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff’s Department SALINE CO., Ill.—Illinois State Police have released formal information following the early-morning wreck today on Harco Road just south of Mt....
View ArticleCalifornia Case Could Be A Pivotal Moment In Ending The War On Marijuana
by Sean Nevins | Mint Press November 28, 2014 On Jan. 14, 2015, one of the most important criminal cases regarding the status of marijuana as a Schedule I substance will be heard at the U.S. District...
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