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New TechNet Study: Illinois Among Top 10 App...
WASHINGTON, DC-- - TechNet, an Illinois Technology Association national partner, and the bipartisan policy and political network of technology CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today ...
Illinois Manufacturing Jobs Increased a Half...
EVANSTON, Ill., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Following several years of declines, manufacturing employment in Illinois rose a half percent over the past twelve months according to the 100th anniversary ...
Illinois Tea Party backs Manzullo in GOP primary
The Illinois Tea Party has endorsed longtime U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo over a first-term congressman once backed by Sarah Palin, marking a surprise announcement in the Republican primary race unfolding i
Illinois looks at changing exotic animal laws
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois officials are looking to add some teeth to the state's exotic animal laws.
Illinois' audio recording law under scrutiny
Tiawanda Moore didn't think she was doing anything wrong. When two Chicago police officers tried to stop her from filing a sexual harassment complaint against one of their colleagues in 2010, she wanted to record her conversation with them on her smartphone.
Illinois to extend immunity for drug users who...
Quinn signs law after reports of friends letting friends die rather than risk calling 911.
Verizon Wireless invested $166 million in Illinois...
Verizon Wireless said Monday it spent $166 million on its Illinois network in 2011, an investment that included the company's expansion of its 4G Long-Term Evolution network to markets outside of Chicago.
Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine Recognizes Edelson...
CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jay Edelson, founder and managing partner of Edelson McGuire, LLC was recognized by the Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine as a 2012 Illinois Super Lawyer, and his partner, ...
Verizon Wireless Invests $166 Million in Illinois
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today it invested $166 million in 2011 to enhance its existing network in Illinois, which includes the expansion of 4G LTE to Rockford ...
Northwestern has last laugh in win over Illinois
Shurna, Hearn lead key road victory CHAMPAIGN - Illinois' Orange Krush student section chanted "N-I-T" at Northwestern players with less than 11 minutes remaining as the Illini took a four-point lead Sunday. Guard Reggie Hearn chuckled at the insult hurled many times at the NCAA tournament-less Wildcats.
Shawn Harmon Gets the Victory at Disc Golf's J...
The J Town Ice Bowl took place in Channahon, Illinois on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at the Community Park Disc Golf Course. This was a PDGA sanctioned C-Tier event with 82 disc golfers coming out to compete on rather chilly winter day in the Midwest.
Illinois 70 Northwestern 74 Basketball 2012
Photos from the  men's basketball game between Northwestern and Illinois in Champaign, IL.  Sunday, February 5, 2012.  
Northwestern holds off Illinois 74-70
John Shurna scored 24 points to lead Northwestern past Illinois 74-70 on Sunday. Reggie Hearn added 20 points on 7 of 8 shooting for the Wildcats (14-8, 4-6), who shot 60 percent from the floor to win back-to-back Big Ten games for the first time this season. Brandon Paul scored 22 points and Meyers Leonard had 21 for Illinois (16-7, 5-5).
Illinois loses to Northwestern 74-70
CHAMPAIGN -- Illinois' students chanted "NIT" at Northwestern with nearly 11 minutes in the second half. The deriding cheers were a little premature as Illinois failed to do little to help its bid for an at-large berth with a 74-70 loss to Northwestern.
Illinois State routs Bradley 78-48
Tyler Brown scored 21 points and Illinois State rolled past Bradley 78-48 Saturday night. The Redbirds (15-9, 7-6 Missouri Valley) never trailed, raced to a 43-21 halftime lead and didn't let up, beginning the second half with a 9-0 run. Bryant Allen added 11 points and John Wilkins scored 10 for Illinois State, which made 51 percent of its shots and was 48 percent from 3-point range.

DUI suspect on the run - victim's family blames politicians
A suspected drunken driver charged with killing a pedestrian on a Northwest Side street last year is now on the run - and the victim's family is pointing the finger at Cook County's elected leaders.
3 wounded in Minn. courthouse shooting ...
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. - Authorities say a shooting inside a northern Minnesota courthouse has injured three people, and a suspect is in custody. State Public Safety spokesman Doug Neville says the three were shot Thursday afternoon at the Cook County Courthouse in Grand Marais (muh-RAY'), a small town near the Canadian border. No details have been released about the suspect or the victims, but Neville says no other...
Handling of case of slain boy 'crazy' ...
Social workers' handling of the tragic Christopher Valdez child abuse case has been criticized as "crazy" by Cook County's top child welfare official. Speaking on Tuesday as relatives of Valdez's mother vigorously defended her against charges of murder filed Monday, Cook County Public Guardian Robert Harris said the boy should not have been returned to his mom following her criminal conviction for battering him last...
Convictions of four men thrown out in...
A Cook County judge Wednesday threw out the murder convictions of four men and granted them a new trial in the strangulation and rape of a prostitute in Englewood 17 years ago. Cook County Criminal Court presiding Judge Paul Biebel vacated the men's convictions in light of recent tests that linked another man's DNA to the body of Nina Glover. Johnny Douglas, who had been convicted in a similar murder in 1997, was...
Streamwood: Police say baby found in trash was...
STREAMWOOD — Police in suburban Chicago are investigating the death of a newborn baby who authorities say was strangled and found in a Salvation Army store trash bin. The Cook County medical examiner's office ruled the death
Gov. Quinn Announces $16 Million High-Speed...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Friday the state and county governments have committed to making $16 million in infrastructure improvements in the south suburbs of Cook County.
Judge allows body of young John Wayne...
A Cook County judge ruled Thursday that a mother may exhume the body of one of serial killer John Wayne Gacy's 33 victims to conduct testing to see whether it's really her son.
Woman struck by hit-and-run Bonneville on...
A woman was critically injured Sunday morning when a car struck her and fled the scene in the Garfield Park neighborhood. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office said Sunday afternoon they were not notified of a death from the wreck, correcting earlier information that they had. The incident happened about 6 a.m. in the 2900 block of West Madison Street, according to police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli. A Ford...
State's attorney wants commissioner's...
The Cook County State's Attorney's office wants to keep secret from the public the testimony of Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski as he was questioned under oath about the hiring of a convicted felon and sex addict at a village sports facility where Tobolski is mayor. Anita Alvarez's office argues in a court filing that Tobolski's testimony should be sealed from public view because "the only purpose disclosure...
Cook County sheriff lists fugitives on...
Basic information on more than 44,000 fugitives - wanted for everything from murder to writing bad checks - will now be available to the public on the Cook County Sheriff's website.
Jugglers, fortune tellers welcome in...
It is now legal to juggle, do a somersault and hang out - even if you're a "known" thief, burglar, pickpocket or robber - in Cook County's forest preserves.
Suburban Chicago motorcyclist killed in collision
MATTESON, Ill. ? Authorities in suburban Chicago say a 52-year-old motorcycle driver is dead after a collision with a truck. The Cook County medical examiner's office identified him as James McFall of Tinley Park. Authorities say the motorcycle
Repeated DUI offender sentenced to prison
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. ? A Cook County judge has sentenced a suburban Chicago woman who showed up intoxicated last month for a hearing on her sixth DUI to eight years in prison. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald
Fire officials: 2-month-old girl dies in...
A 2-month-old baby died early Monday in a fire in the West Side's Austin neighborhood, officials said. Fire crews responded about 2 a.m. to a blaze at two-story house in the 800 block of North Laramie Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs Chief Joe Roccasalva. A primary search found a 2-month-old girl dead at the scene Roccasalva said. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office had not been notified of the death early...
2 dead, 4 injured after Chicago car crash
CHICAGO ? Chicago authorities say two people are dead and four others injured after an early morning car crash in the city. The Cook County medical examiner's office says the victims were a man and woman, both
Chicagoan gets 21 years in baby's falling death
CHICAGO ? A Cook County judge has handed down a 21-year prison sentence to a Chicago man accused of causing a 5-week-old baby to fall from a third-story porch. Twenty-two-year-old Jason Range was convicted of involuntary manslaughter,
Woman charged in elderly relative's beating
CHICAGO ? Police say a south suburban Illinois woman has been charged with domestic battery after repeatedly beating an 81-year-old relative for talking too much. The Cook County Sheriff's Office said Saturday that 49-year-old Denise Thomas
Ill. man charged with stealing $200,000 in metal
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. ? Bond has been set at $35,000 for a Chicago-area man accused of stealing more than $200,000 in metals from businesses to sell at scrap yards. The Cook County Sheriff's office says 46-year-old Peter Gallant
Police arrest 9 men in counterfeit apparel ring
CHICAGO ? Police say nine men have been charged with operating a counterfeit apparel ring out of stores in Chicago and a suburb. The Cook County Sheriff's Office said in a release Saturday that shoes, jackets and
Patients face charity hospital's likely closure
OAK FOREST, Ill. ? Long-term care patients at Cook County's Oak Forest Hospital say they're worried about a plan to end hospital services there. Cook County officials say the facility is struggling under rising medical costs, declining
Woman in wheelchair dies after Lake Michigan fall
CHICAGO ? A wheelchair-bound woman who fell into Lake Michigan last week has died. The Cook County medical examiner's office said 61-year-old Sarah Goenne died Wednesday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Goenne was hospitalized on Friday after emergency
Man suspected of transmitting STD killed
CHICAGO ? A Cook County judge denied bail to a 21-year-old woman charged with first-degree murder in the death of man she suspected of giving her a sexually transmitted disease. Ashley Nicole Steele is accused of shooting
Illinois man charged with selling counterfeit...
SKOKIE, Ill. ? A 49-year-old man faces counterfeiting charges after Cook County sheriff's police say they seized $250,000 in phony sports gear from his suburban Chicago warehouse. The Cook County Sheriff's Office says it started investigating Ki
Body of woman found amidst debris in town house
CHICAGO -- The Cook County Medical Examiner's office says an80-year-old woman whose body was found in her Chicago town houseburied under piles of debris died from natural causes.
County commissioners weigh-in on POET probe ...
As a federal criminal investigation in to Cook County's long-troubled jobs program gets underway, elected leaders say the probe offers a window in to yet another mess Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle inherited from predecessor Todd Stroger when she took office in December. As first reported in the Sun-Times, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald subpoenaed records for the 2009 and 2010 summer …

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