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Illinois AG to investigate phone carriers, online privacy...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:16:11 -0400

WASHINGTON - By ISAAC WOLF

AFSCME gives final OK to contract with state

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:06:34 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Illinois' largest union has given the final go ahead on a three-year contract with the state.

Family drama adds intrigue to Ill. governor's race

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:48:42 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know - and who you're related to - matters more than most. But the family drama shaping up around the next governor's race adds a new layer of intrigue in a Capitol already grappling with huge financial problems.

Closer Look: Ill. last holdout on concealed guns

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:08:49 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - The courts, the Capitol and the clock are complicating a debate over how to end the prohibition on carrying concealed firearms in Illinois.

Sheriff proposes county concealed-carry ordinance

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:38:14 -0400

CHICAGO - Cook County's sheriff is proposing a countywide concealed-carry ordinance, saying if state lawmakers don't pass a law by next month as a federal court has ordered, Illinois could turn into the "Wild West."

Cahokia salvage yard sued over tire fire

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:31:04 -0400

CAHOKIA, Illinois - A southwestern Illinois salvage yard is being sued over alleged environmental violations involving a fire that consumed hundreds of used tires.