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State Union Workers To Start Receiving Overdue Raises July 1st
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Associated Press has learned that Gov. Pat Quinn's administration will start paying overdue raises to unionized workers July 1 even though lawmakers didn't approve extra funding.
Quinn Sets July 9 Deadline for Pension Reform Deal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Pat Quinn has set a July 9 deadline for a bipartisan committee to come up with a solution for Illinois' pension crisis.
Five Arrested on Felony Drug Charges
Five people are being held in the Marion County Jail on felony drug charges following three Tuesday night traffic stops. One of the cases escalated into a fight between the two vehicle occupants and Centralia Police.
Salem High Sees Large Decline in Plate Lunches
The new federal nutrician guidelines have resulted in a large number of Salem High School students no longer eating the school plate lunch.
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FBI 'Most Wanted' Walter Lee Williams Being Deported from Mexico
Walter Lee Williams, the former professor who was nabbed in Mexico after spending one day on the FBI's Most Wanted list, is expected to make his first court appearance in Los Angeles on Thursday, authorities said.Williams, 64, who is accused of engaging in sex acts via webcam and in person with underage boys in the Ph ...
FBI Foils Plot to Build "X-Ray Weapon," Possibly Targeting President Obama
A New York man who allegedly wanted to kill President Obama and apparently blamed him for the recent Boston bombings has been arrested for trying to build and detonate a weapon of mass destruction.Glendon Scott Crawford, 49, of Galway, N.Y., spent months designing and constructing an X-ray system that would emit deadl ...
Nice Catch! Joe Torre’s Daughter Snags Falling Baby
The daughter of baseball legend Joe Torre made the perfect catch on Wednesday when she caught a 1-year-old boy who fell out of a New York City building, according to reports.Cristina Torre, 44, who was biking past the building, was able to catch the child before he fell to the pavement, WABC reported.Police told WABC ...
Report: Mexican Roots for Majority of Latino Americans
Mexican Latinos make up more than two-thirds of all Latinos in the United States, according to a new Pew Hispanic report.Of the 51.9 million Latinos living in the U.S. in 2011, more than 33.5 million trace their family back to Mexico. The report looked at demographic data collected from the 2011 American Community Sur ...
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Two-Time State Champion Returns to Illinois
Wes Lunt's transfer to U of I is official.
St. Louis CVC Pays $2mil to Rams
Payment covers the team's legal fees for the dispute over upgrades to the Edward Jones Dome.
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Funeral Services Held for NASCAR Driver Jason Leffler
Funeral services were held on Wednesday for NASCAR driver Jason Leffler, who was killed last week during a race at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey.Sprint Cup driv ...
Tiger Woods Out Until British Open
Tiger Woods announced on Wednesday that he will not be competing until next month’s British Open due to ...
Scoreboard Roundup - 6/19/13
MLB: New York Yankees 6 (39-31) – Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (29-40) Game OneLos Angeles Dodgers 6 (30-40) & ...
Greg Biffle Ready for Sonoma
Fresh off his win at Michigan, Greg Biffle is looking forward to racing this weekend at Sonoma. "We are comin ...
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Can Apple’s Siri Help Prevent Suicide?
Apple's snarky assistant has been updated with a helpful, serious feature. Siri will now respond to suicidal statements with useful suicide prevention information. ...
Eliminate Racism, Increase Life Expectancy?
Eliminating racism might help people live longer. Medical studies increasingly show that racial bias, whether ...
HPV Vaccines Working Despite Limited Use
Vaccines against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus appear to be working better than expected in the U.S ...
Women Undress in Photos to Mark Special Occasions
Increasing numbers of women are marking special occasions such as bridal parties and big milestone birthdays ...
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Miley Cyrus: Alcohol 'More Dangerous' Than Weed
Miley Cyrus has never said publicly that she smoked pot, but in a new Rolling Stone interview she doesn’t exactly deny it either.“I did a song with Snoo ...
"The Sopranos" Star James Gandolfini Dead at 51
James Gandolfini, best known for his role as mobster Tony Soprano in the 1999-2007 HBO series The Sopranos, h ...
James Franco Joins List of Celebs Using Crowdfunding
It worked for Zach Braff and Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas. Now James Franco has turned to crowdfunding to ...
Famed Country Singer Slim Whitman Dead at 90
Country singer Slim Whitman died Wednesday. He was 90.Best known for his 1952 hit, "Indian Love Call," Whitma ...
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