4 September 2010, 1:14 am
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois state officials say more than 50,000 residents affected by flooding have been approved to receive emergency benefits. The Illinois Department of Human Services says Friday was the deadline for applications for disaster benefits.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 2:59 pm
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The first game at Southern Illinois University's first football game at its new stadium was a sellout. SIU athletic director Mario Moccia says 15,276 people attended Thursday's SIU-Quincy game at the new Saluki Stadium. That's about 300 people over capacity.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 1:58 pm
Danville, IL- Test results are back on a liquid spill in Danville. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency found there were no dangerous chemicals in the spill back in June. Rain washed a mixture... Read More »
3 September 2010, 1:29 pm
CHICAGO (AP) - In a story Sept. 2 about Illinois Corrections Director Michael Randle's new job in Ohio, The Associated Press incorrectly described the prisoners at a 200-bed community correction facility he will head. The facility is for low-level felony offenders, not violent offenders.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 12:59 pm
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is defending his administration over criticism that its selection of a private company to manage the state's $2 billion lottery has been too secretive.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 11:38 am
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS : Two Chicago, Illinois men were charged for shooting and wounding two Chicago police officers, officials said.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 8:59 am
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - State officials now confirm what many likely suspected: This is 1 of the wettest, warmest summers in recorded Illinois history.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 7:51 am
Matt Barr threw for two touchdowns and Bryce Flowers rushed for two more as Western Illinois routed Valparaiso 45-0 on Thursday night.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 6:29 am
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) Illinois highway officials say road work will be put on hold where possible this Labor Day weekend to ease traffic congestion. The Illinois Department of Transportation made the announcement Thursday.... Read More »
2 September 2010, 4:48 pm
Massac County, IL - Several county leaders across Southern Illinois are facing tough choices because they still have not received reimbursements from a state in financial ruins.... Read More »