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Fort Hood soldier charged

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Army investigators: Accused Fort Hood shooter charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder. Additional charges may be filed.

Posted 11/12/2009, 1:17:PM, by Jeff Bonty | No Comments »


Obituary: Thomas L. “Len” Casey — Bourbonnais

Thomas L. “Len” Casey, 88, of Bourbonnais, died Friday (Oct. 23, 2009) at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home, Bourbonnais. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley. Father John Antczak will officiate.

Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or the American Heart Association.

Posted 10/24/2009, 1:40:PM, by Jeff Bonty | No Comments »


Ill. lawmakers restore money for college scholarships

SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Ill. lawmakers restore money for college scholarships next year.

Posted 10/15/2009, 3:30:PM, by Jeff Bonty | No Comments »


Dow closes above 10,000

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average closes above 10,000 for the first time in a year.

Posted 10/14/2009, 3:03:PM, by Jeff Bonty | No Comments »


Bin Laden warns of retaliation

CAIRO (AP) — Osama bin Laden is warning that al-Qaida could retaliate against Europe for its alliance with the United States in the war in Afghanistan. (more…)

Posted 9/25/2009, 10:59:AM, by Jeff Bonty | No Comments »


G-20 summit protest turns rowdy

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police threw canisters of pepper spray and smoke at anarchists protesting the Group of 20 summit Thursday after the marchers responded to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins and throwing rocks.

Posted 9/24/2009, 3:27:PM, by Jeff Bonty | No Comments »


Appeals court overturns campaign finance rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appellate court panel has overturned campaign finance rules that limited how nonprofits spent money in political campaigns. (more…)

Posted 9/18/2009, 12:05:PM, by Jeff Bonty | No Comments »


Trucker passing through Illinois dies of H1N1

Coroner: Oregon trucker dies in Ill. of swine flu

MARYVILLE (AP) - A coroner says a trucker from Oregon has died in southwestern Illinois of swine flu.

Madison County Coroner Steve Nonn says 45-year-old Derrick Keel of Beaverton, Ore., died Wednesday night at a Maryville hospital after driving himself there three days earlier complaining of fever, shortness of breath and a several-day cough. (more…)

Posted 8/23/2009, 9:12:PM, by Evan Hill | No Comments »


WHO raises pandemic alert level

WHO raises its pandemic alert for swine flu phase 5, one step short of a full pandemic.

Posted 4/29/2009, 3:12:PM, by Jeff Bonty | No Comments »


Coming in print: April 17, 2009

• Illinois may soon allow large trucks to roll faster on Interstate 57.

• Luke Hubert, 4, who has muscular dystrophy, was the beneficiary of an event held by the Kankakee International Association of Firefighters.

• The owner of the bar near where a Watseka man was killed Tuesday, said said all four tires of his car were slashed. Meanwhile, the victim’s friends are rallying against a bond reduction hearing to be held Tuesday in the case of the man accused in the killing.

Posted 4/17/2009, 7:04:AM, by John Stewart | No Comments »


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