May 19, 2013
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Jackson Jr. pleads guilty in fund case
WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., holding back tears, entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds ...
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Associated Press Former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant Drew Peterson arrives at the Will County Courthouse in 2009 in Joliet, Ill., for his arraignment on charges of first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his former wife Kathleen Savio. Lead trial counsel Joel Brodsky and former partner-turned-nemesis Steve Greenberg will meet today at a hearing where the defense will argue Peterson deserves a new trial because Brodsky did a shoddy job.
Peterson lawyers take fight to court
CHICAGO — Drew Peterson’s wisecracking, limelight-hogging, sunglasses-wearing lawyers faced the media horde every day of the former suburban Chicago police officer’s 2012 trial — one that ended wit...
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Associated Press James Winston cuts Robert Carter's hair behind a locked door Feb. 7 at his barber shop, Service Barber, in Urbana, Ill. Winston and a customer were robbed the day before by a young man who claimed to have a gun.
Robbery brings shame for barber
URBANA, Ill. — James Winston looked straight into the eyes of the young man who robbed him and had a reaction that one might not expect. “I felt so humbled and so ashamed,” said the 63-year-old ...
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Associated Press A short-eared owl perches on a branch during an afternoon hunt at Pyramid State Park on Feb. 1 outside Pinckneyville, Ill. Although an Illinois Endangered Species, the short-eared owl is thriving in the grasslands of the reclaimed strip mines at Pyramid.
Short-eared owls thriving at Pyramid
PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. — Pyramid State Park, south and west of Pinckneyville, is home to a flock of about 40 short-eared owls. Although an Illinois Endangered Species, the short-eared owl is thrivi...
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Associated Press Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., attends the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in 2011 in Washington. The former congressman's desire for flashy items has caused the downfall of his political career.
Jackson Jr.’s downfall tied to objects, not power
CHICAGO — For all the talk of Jesse Jackson Jr. aspiring to be a U.S. senator or mayor of the nation’s third-largest city, his career wasn’t ended by attempts to amass political power. Instead, ...
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Martial arts teacher accused of sexual assault
BELLEVILLE, Ill. — A martial arts instructor in southwestern Illinois was charged with sexually abusing several students, including a 6-year-old. The Belleville News-Democrat reported that 20-ye...
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Man charged in killing on MetroLink platform
ST. LOUIS — A 24-year-old St. Louis man was charged in a fatal shooting at a light rail station on Laclede’s Landing near the Gateway Arch. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Akira Edmond...
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A glance at items listed in Jackson Jr. charges
CHICAGO — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife have agreed to plead guilty to charges in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. The following is a look ...
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State Farm retirees losing some coverage
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — State Farm Insurance Co. is again trying to move thousands of Medicare-eligible retirees off the company’s group medical plan as a cost-cutting measure. A first attempt in 20...
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Associated Press Lascassas Church of Christ elder T.J. Wakefield (left) and member Wayne Upchurch, who built the prayer box, check for mail Feb. 4 at the Lascassas Church of Christ in Lascassas, Tenn.
‘Amen’: Neighborhood Prayer Box takes requests
LASCASSAS, Tenn. — Slowing down in order to turn, a car pulls into the driveway of Lascassas Church of Christ, then stops next to a blue and white container that resembles a mailbox. On the drivew...
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