Illinois Supreme Court asked to vacate order closing hearing to the public (Belleville News-Democrat)

A group of news organizations asked the Illinois Supreme Court Monday to order the release of transcripts from a court hearing where attorneys representing a man accused of drowning three children in Clinton Lake tried to suppress evidence that prosecutors say is "crucial."
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iSECUREtrac Awarded GPS Monitoring for Illinois DOC (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

iSECUREtrac Corp. , the industry leader in offender monitoring solutions utilizing global positioning systems and wireless technology, announced today that is has been awarded a contract by the Illinois Department of Corrections for GPS offender tracking and monitoring systems.
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mtv.com - News - Proposed Illinois Law Would Ban Sale Of Some Video Games To Minors (MTV Music Television)

Later this summer, Illinois is expected to become the first state in the union where selling "Grand Theft Auto" to a kid will be a crime.
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Illinois company moves some jobs to Kentucky (Belleville News-Democrat)

FRANKFORT, Ky. - A company that makes parts for lawn and garden products is moving some of its operations from its Illinois headquarters to Kentucky, officials announced Monday.
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Murphy says he will transfer from Illinois (Journal Gazette & Times Courier)

CHARLESTON -- After two years playing baseball at the University of Illinois, Charleston High School graduate Brandon Murphy, has decided to transfer from the Big Ten University.
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Illinois Lotto jackpot grows to $3.75 million (Belleville News-Democrat)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The jackpot in the Illinois State Lottery's Lotto game has grown to $3.75 million. The rollover occurred because no player matched all six winning numbers from Monday night's drawing.
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Watchdog Groups Release 'Illinois Piglet Book' On Unnecessary State Spending (WBBM)

- CHICAGO -- A pair of watchdog groups, Wednesday, plan to issue what they're calling the Illinois Piglet Book. The Groups Citizens Against Government Waste and the Illinois Policy Institute call it the Piglet Book, a state-level companion to an annual review of Congressional Pork.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

Another beautiful week has passed here in Southern Illinois and now the kids are out enjoying their summer breaks. Oh how I wish I was young again so I could enjoy the fun times that summer always encompassed.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

Approximately 45 of Southern Illinois' best high school football players from a year ago are practicing this week from 6-8 p.m. at Marion High School. It's hot and muggy, these guys have already graduated and, except for a few, almost all have ended their football careers.
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Illinois woman apparently drowns in Kettle River (Belleville News-Democrat)

SANDSTONE, Minn. - A 32-year-old Illinois woman apparently drowned while rescuing her son, who had slipped into the Kettle River while camping in eastern Minnesota.
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Feds Join Illinois To Curb Human Trafficking (CBS 2 Chicago)

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to work with Illinois and about 70 agencies around the state to help victims of human trafficking.
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WYNN GOES TO ILLINOIS (KROD News 13)

A MAN WHO SPENT THREE DECADES SHAPING THE MINDS OF STUDENTS IN COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOLS WILL HEAD TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SUBURBAN Illinois. 52 YEAR OLD RON WYNN ROSE FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER TO INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF DISTRICT 49.
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Joy Mining plans to shut down Illinois plant and move here (Lebanon Enterprise)

Joy Mining Machinery hasn't officially announced that it is going to be locating here but it bought property in the South Lebanon Industrial Park in March and, according to reports from a television station in Illinois, it is closing one of its plants in Mt. Vernon and moving to Lebanon.
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Illinois FBI agent injured in fall has died (Chicago Sun-Times)

An Illinois-based FBI agent has died after falling during an exercise in a rare tragic accident at the agency's Virginia training facility. Visitation will be held today for FBI Special Agent Robert R. Hardesty, 40, who was injured May 25 at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va.
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Hantavirus has Illinois officials warning residents to use care when handling rodent (Daily American)

After a recent Hantavirus case was confirmed in Illinois, state officials are warning all residents to take precautionary measures to ward off rodents who may spread the life threatening disease.
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Southern Illinois soldier killed in Iraq (Belleville News-Democrat)

SIMPSON, Ill. - A southern Illinois soldier who had talked to his father about the possibility that he could die in Iraq was killed there by a roadside bomb, family members said Tuesday.
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June 7, 2005 -- Warren, Illinois Man Charged With Sexual Assault (KWWL-TV Iowa City)

A Warren, Illinois, man is behind bars on sexual crime charges. 25-year-old Roy Hubbard, Jr., was arrested on three counts of sexual assault of a child younger than 13 years old.
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Illinois suspends arrested QB Flakes (CBS Sportsline)

Illinois coach Ron Zook has suspended redshirt freshman quarterback Kisan Flakes from the team indefinitely after he was charged with marijuana possession.
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Barack Obama: The Junior Senator from Illinois answers our questions about health care (Southern Illinoisan)

Q. What is YOUR message about healthcare to the residents of southern Illinois? A. I believe health care is a right for everyone, not a privilege for the few.
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ILLINOIS STYLE: One man's weed is another man's lunch (Belleville News-Democrat)

SHIPPINGSPORT, Ill. - Bernard Strozewski, 84, hikes up his jeans and walks down the hillside on his riverside retirement property near the Illinois River so he can show a greenhorn the difference between tough, bitter dandelion greens and dandelion greens suited for a salad.
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Pirate balloon's journey ends on Illinois farm (Crookston Daily Times)

A Crookston Pirates balloon floated all the way to Elizabeth, Illinois before coming to rest at a family farm. The neatly folded balloon, along with a letter from the person who found it, arrived at the Times office this morning.
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