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Decatur City Council gives the OK on new City Manager
It's official, Ryan McCrady is Decatur's new City Manager.Monday night, the council gave the okay for his employment agreement and appointed him. McCrady was the top pick out of about 30 other applicants.He
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Slover's to be appointed new legal counsel in 1996 murder case
Court hearings continue as a family of three try to appeal their murder convictions.A jury convicted Michael and Jeanette Slover and their son Michael Slover Jr. in the 1996 murder of Karyn Hearn Slover.At
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Department of Corrections looking to move 100 Pontiac prisoners
The Department of Corrections wants to move 100 prisoners out of Pontiac prison over the next two weeks.The union representing the Pontiac prison employees wants a judge to stop the moves and is suing.
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Attorney General could run for Illinois Governor in 2010
Although the next election for Illinois governor is still two years away, one Illinois office holder says she's thinking about running for the state's top job.Attorney General, Lisa Madigan isn't offering
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Champaign County organizations recipients of emergency shelter grants
At least three organizations will get emergency shelter grants from the state.The grants were released Friday by Governor Blagojevich from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.Champaign
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Wall Street set to rebound after global rout
Wall Street looked to recover Tuesday from a huge sell-off the previous session after the Federal Reserve unveiled plans to buy massive amounts of short-term debt to reanimate the credit markets.
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Some Illinois residents could soon get a break due to lawsuit against Bank of America
Some Illinois residents are getting a break on home loans thanks to a lawsuit against Bank of America.According to a settlement between Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan and attorneys general in
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Police believe mother stabbed daughters to death in murder-suicide
NEW 8:30 a.m. LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A woman was shot to death and her two school-age daughters fatally stabbed Monday in an apparent murder-suicide, officials said.
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Mom Accused Of Driving Drunk With Kids In Car
A Mundelein woman accused of drunk driving and child endangerment remained in jail Monday. This was the second time in 16 months that she has been charged with driving drunk with children in the car.
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Hometown honors gold medalist Harper
Associated Press - October 7, 2008 9:15 AM ET EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - East St. Louis' latest Olympic gold medalist has a testimonial for her hometown's students - don't let anyone stand in...
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