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A Wood River man is charged with murder after police said the man claimed he shot his wife thinking she was a burglar.
A gunman who took a dozen hostages in a suburban Chicago bank after wresting a gun from a police officer Friday died after shooting himself in the head, police said.
Illinois Department of Transportation officials say they are the victims of copper thieves.
Governor Rod Blagojevich says he's trying to clean up Illinois politics. But he's not signing an ethics bill passed by the House and Senate earlier this year.
A black delegate for Hillary Rodham Clinton says she was called an "Uncle Tom" by Illinois Senate President Emil Jones, one of Barack Obama's political mentors.
Alton, Illinois police believe a Macoupin County man who was found dead near a hospital nearly one week ago may have committed suicide, but the department's findings are still preliminary.
Members of Illinois' largest state
employees union have approved a four-year contract that increases their pay 15.25 percent.
An Illinois lottery winner has stepped forward to claim his millions while trying to remain incognito.
Illinois football fans will soon get their first look at what $121 million can do for an 85-year-old football stadium.
Lots of gas stations are using cheap gas as a promotional gimmick, but for Chicago area station, a steep markdown turned out to be a big mistake.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a 29-year-old man suspected of eight killings this summer in Illinois and Missouri.
Four hundred flags are on display at Southwestern Illinois College as part of an exhibit paying tribute to the men and women of the armed services.
Funeral services will be Saturday in the southern Illinois community of Pinckneyville for a woman who turned 110 years old just a couple of weeks ago.
A man in his 30s was seriously injured after a tractor ran him over.
Geology experts will drill in the Mississippi River to gather information needed to design the support piers for the new four-lane Mississippi River Bridge which will connect East St. Louis, Illinois and downtown St. Louis.
When bad weather moves in, military planes move out. More than two dozen T-34-C Turbo Mentors are being kept temporarily at the St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia, Illinois.
Illinois quarterback Juice Williams' 451 yards passing has earned him a share of this week's Big Ten offensive player of the week honors.
The hard work of a Jerseyville, Illinois native and his staff will be on display for millions of people this week following the BMW Championship.
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The Illinois National Guard has activated two more helicopters crews to head to the Gulf Coast ahead of Hurricane Gustav.
The governors of Missouri and Illinois placed a friendly wager on Saturday's Arch Rivalry football game between the Mizzou Tigers and the Fighting Illini Lions.
An 18-year-old freshman was attacked just after midnight Friday at a parking lot on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus.
A jury has found the diocese of Belleville liabel of covering up a man's claims of sexual abuse by a former priest.
A 32-year-old southern Illinois man is free on bond after being charged in two separate car crashes on the same day.
The Diocese of Belleville says it could decide next week whether to appeal a jury's awarding of $5 million to a man who claims he was repeatedly sexually abused by a priest decades ago.
Police in Maryville, Illinois said an armed man raided the Elmwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Saturday demanding drugs. They want the public's help in tracking him down.
Illinois State Police, Granite City Police and US Marshals arrested six people Tuesday afternoon after receiving tips that meth was being manufactured in a number of homes on one street.
Closing arguments are underway in a civil lawsuit involving alleged sexual misconduct by a Metro East priest.
Local funeral homes say more families are moving away from the traditional funeral, opting instead for cremation. But more families are also leaving those ashes behind, leaving funeral homes with a big problem.
A number of Illinois lawmakers were tapped to speak at the Democratic National Convention Monday. They included that state's Attorney General, State Treasurer, and even Chicago's City Clerk. But Illinois' Governor was noticeably absent at the podium.
A Caseyville, Illinois mother was furious after learning that someone would deface a memorial to her daughter.
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