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Madigan announces lawsuits over mortgage rescues

rtmadmincd - July 15, 2009

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan was part of a nationwide crackdown on mortgage rescue and loan modification fraud.

Authorities: Marion school damaged in fire

rtmadmincd - July 15, 2009

MARION, Ill.— Authorities are trying to pinpoint what sparked a blaze that damaged part of Marion High School in southern Illinois.

Hospital exec honored as Blago case whistleblower

rtmadmincd - July 15, 2009

Hospital executive Pamela Davis has received an award from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners for her work as a whistleblower who told the FBI about corruption in former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration.

Emmett Till casket moved to South Side funeral home

rtmadmincd - July 15, 2009

The original casket for Chicagoan Emmett Till was moved Tuesday from Burr Oak Cemetery to a South Side funeral home for restoration and storage.

Police officers shot while serving warrant

rtmadmincd - July 15, 2009

Two Chicago police officers were shot Thursday afternoon in the Roseland community on the city’s Far South Side while attempting to serve a narcotics warrant.

IU trustees approve tuition rate increases

rtmadmincd - July 15, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS— Students at Indiana University will pay at least 4 percent more in tuition and fees over the next two years.

What you talkin’ bout, Willis? Sears Tower renamed

rtmadmincd - July 15, 2009

The Sears Tower has officially become the Willis Tower in a ceremony in downtown Chicago.

Illinois to release jobless figures for June

rtmadmincd - July 15, 2009

Illinois officials plan to release the statewide unemployment rate for June.

Man gets 20-year sentence for stabbing child

rtmadmincd - July 15, 2009

JOLIET, Ill.— A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for allegedly stabbing his 6-week-old child in the chest.

Eight-year-old shot while in his bedroom

rtmadmincd - July 15, 2009

Stray bullets pierced a home in the 6500 block of South Green Street Wednesday, hitting an 8-year-old boy who was watching TV in his bedroom, police said.