Wife of former prosecutor charged with arson
OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) -- Bond has been set at $200,000 for the wife of a former LaSalle County state's attorney charged with arson in connection with a fire at an Ottawa home....
Ill. man pleads not guilty in 1998 killing
MONMOUTH, Ill. (AP) -- A 56-year-old Monmouth man has pleaded not guilty in the killing a 3-year-old girl more than 11 years ago....
Ill. mother, daughter arrested in school fight
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- A Champaign mother has been charged with helping her 13-year-old daughter fight another girl at a middle school....
Toyota sign could loom over Wrigley
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Cubs owe much of their identity to two thing - their 101-year drought without a World Series title and Wrigley Field....
De Aza trying to change Guillen's mind on roster
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Ozzie Guillen told reporters this week that he already knows what his 25-man roster to open the regular season will look like....
Chicago terror suspect pleads guilty
CHICAGO (AP) -- A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to helping plan an attack on a Danish newspaper claims another planner wanted to take captives at the newspaper office and behead them....
Bill to give voters say on U of I trustees fails
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- A bill that would have given the state's voters a say in who oversees the University of Illinois has failed in the state House of Representatives....
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Owners threaten to shut down New Jersey nuke plant
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Owners of the nation's oldest nuclear power plant are threatening to shut it down rather than build cooling towers mandated by New Jersey environmental regulators....
Feds to buy Illinois prison even without detainees
CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal official says the Obama administration wants to buy a nearly vacant prison in northwestern Illinois even if Guantanamo Bay detainees aren't transferred there....
CAPITAL CULTURE: Designer favored by Obama closes
CHICAGO (AP) -- The signs of Maria Pinto's rise were clear when Michelle Obama entered the world stage wearing her designs, also favored by Oprah Winfrey....
Ill. high court: Hospital shouldn't be tax exempt
CHICAGO (AP) -- The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an Urbana hospital doesn't provide enough charitable services to qualify for exemption from a county property tax, in a decision being closely watched by hospital administrators across the state....
Kane County Chronicle names new publisher
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) -- A 36-year-old Chicago area media executive has been named publisher of the Kane County Chronicle....
Fashion designer Maria Pinto to close Chicago shop
CHICAGO (AP) -- After making her mark on fashion by creating clothing for first lady Michelle Obama and other celebrities, designer Maria Pinto says she's closing her Chicago boutique because of the poor economy....
Report: NIU gunman may have been angry at school
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) -- A major report on Northern Illinois University's deadly 2008 campus shooting suggests the gunman may have been motivated in part by anger at the school for academic changes....
Third Boeing 747-8 Freighter makes first flight
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- The third and final Boeing 747-8 Freighter to take part in the new jet's flight test program has flown for the first time....
Chicago terror suspected expected to plead guilty
CHICAGO (AP) -- A Chicago man accused of helping scout out the Indian city of Mumbai before the 2008 terrorist attack that left 166 people dead is expected to plead guilty Thursday to federal charges....
Grants available for children's medical expenses
CHICAGO (AP) -- The nonprofit UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation is seeking grant applications from Illinois families in need of financial assistance for their children's health needs....
Tornado siren coverage varies greatly across Ind.
KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) -- Millions of dollars in upgrades have been made to tornado warning siren networks in many Indiana counties, while others still have little or no such systems....
Homeless man pleads guilty in advocate's death
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A homeless Indianapolis man has pleaded guilty to a reduced manslaughter charge in the fatal stabbing of a homeless advocate who had helped him....
Old Dominion edges Notre Dame 51-50
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- As Carleton Scott's 3-pointer sailed toward the hoop and rattled around the rim, Old Dominion's Keyon Carter was already bracing for the possibility of a tie game....
Notre Dame's Schrader thrives on the inside
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- After a full season of playing inside and leading Notre Dame in rebounding, Lindsay Schrader finally concedes what she wouldn't for most of the season: she is no longer a guard....
Ind. congressman under pressure over health plan
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Groups on both sides of the debate on the federal health care overhaul are keeping up the pressure on Indiana's congressmen, especially those who say they haven't decided how they'll vote....
Lawyers seek millionaire's will
BURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Lawyers in northern Kentucky are searching for information to help them settle the estate of a reclusive Hebron millionaire whose burnt remains were found a year ago in an Indiana forest....
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'American Taliban' asks to join prison prayer suit
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh is seeking to join a lawsuit that claims Muslim inmates held in a special unit at the federal prison in Indiana aren't allowed to pray in groups as often as their religion demands....
Killer of ex-Evansville mayor has appeal rejected
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The woman convicted of killing a former Evansville mayor three decades ago will remain in custody after an appeal of her conviction for the stabbing of a psychiatric hospital worker was rejected....
Work starts on new highway bridge near Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Construction work is starting on a new highway bridge near Lafayette that will end years of traffic delays caused by slow freight trains....
N. Indiana factory set to close will remain open
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) -- An auto parts maker has decided to keep a northern Indiana factory open after announcing last month that it would be shut down....
Purdue offense inept without Hummel
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Purdue's offense is in disarray without Robbie Hummel, and the Boilermakers have run out of time to get it figured out....
Crew caps chimney to keep birds out of harm's way
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Workers at a southern Indiana school slated for demolition are going out of their way to keep protected birds out of harm's way when it's razed....
Ind. food drive nets nearly $16,000 in donations
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A food drive for Indiana state employees has collected more than 70,000 nonperishable items and raised nearly $16,000 for 110 food banks across the state....
Passers-by call Colo. police over topless gardener
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A nudist in Boulder who was threatened with eviction last spring for gardening outside wearing only pasties and a thong has caused another stir by gardening topless. At least four callers told police 52-year-old Catharine Pierce was in her yard topless on Wednesday. State law prohibits exposed genitals, but Pierce was wearing a thong and gardening gloves....
Elderly NYC pair familiar with 'Police! Open up!'
NEW YORK (AP) -- An elderly Brooklyn couple say they're tired of hearing the phrase, "Police! Open up!" World War II veteran Walter Martin and his 82-year-old wife, Rose, said police have come looking for criminals at their house about 50 times in the past eight years. It's not clear why....
Sleeping man shocked after cold man jumps into bed
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Police said a man broke into a Pittsburgh home and climbed into bed with its owner, apparently because he was drunk and cold following a rap concert. Homeowner Frank Fontana says he was in bed when the man climbed in about 5:30 Wednesday morning. Fontana says he asked whether it was a woman who has keys to his home - and he grabbed a baseball bat when a deep male voice answered, "No, it's not."...
Police: La. man denied beer run gets very testy
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) -- A 25-year-old man did not take his inability to get more beer well. Lafourche sheriff's spokeswoman Lesley Hill Peters said the man was accused of breaking furniture and throwing a beer bottle at a woman after she refused to give him car keys so he could buy more beer on Monday night. The Courier reported Wednesday that the man admitted to deputies he'd been drinking before the argument with the alleged 29-year-old victim....
Errant spike strip leaves Calif. drivers flat
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Some drivers in Newport Beach said they were left flat after a spike strip fell out of a police car and punctured their tires. A police report said the strip, which is designed to slow down fleeing drivers, fell out of a police officer's Chevy Tahoe on Feb. 27. The report said the officer had checked out the vehicle but forgot to close the back door before leaving the police station....
Woman accused of sending text about drugs to agent
ALTUS, Okla. (AP) -- A Mangum woman has been arrested for allegedly sending a text message about illegal drugs to a drug task force agent. A warrant was issued for the woman for possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a controlled drug with the intent to distribute. A Jackson County jailer said Wednesday the woman wasn't in custody....
NH lawyer fights ban on alleged cussing jogger
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- The attorney representing a jogger accused of yelling at police and citizens during his runs through Portsmouth, New Hampshire said an order barring his client from the city while he is free on bail is unconstitutional....
Rescue redux: Pooch plucked twice from NY ice
WESTFIELD, N.Y. (AP) -- If Koozie the dog were a cat she would be down to seven lives. The 8-year-old mix-breed pooch had to be rescued - not once, but twice - from the broken-up ice of Lake Erie off western New York....
Helicopter rescues horse stranded on Ariz. sandbar
PHOENIX (AP) -- It's not every day you see a horse fly. But with the greatest of ease, a heavy-duty helicopter plucked a mustang named Colorado off a western Arizona river sandbar Tuesday morning, reuniting him with his owner....
AZ man convicted of pulling over off-duty officer
PHOENIX (AP) -- An Arizona man accused admonishing motorists of traffic laws while posing as a police officer apparently picked the wrong driver to pull over....
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