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Law enforcement set to battle entrenched drunk drivers Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 12:26AMTimes are tough for drunken drivers, and law enforcement is looking to make them tougher. Harsher penalties and fines, extended enforcement zones and closing a legal loophole are new weapons being used against motorists who drink and drive.
Law enforcement set to battle entrenched drunk drivers Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 12:26AMTimes are tough for drunken drivers, and law enforcement is looking to make them tougher. Harsher penalties and fines, extended enforcement zones and closing a legal loophole are new weapons being used against motorists who drink and drive.
Rutting season already in full swing Saturday, October 11, 2008 @ 1:02AM When Canton resident Beverley Lee struck a deer with her rental car on U.S. Route 8 in Peoria County, she said she became hysterical.
LOCAL NEWS DIGEST Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 4:24AM Chicago area
Your Odds For Hitting a Deer Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 7:55AMFor the second straight year, data gathered by State Farm Insurance show that vehicles are most likely to collide with deer in West Virginia - a one in 45 chance.
Deer-vehicle collisions up in past five years Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 11:33PM The number of deer-vehicle collisions is up 8.7 percent in Illinois the past five years, and the state ranks 28th nationwide for the number of collisions, according to a report released Wednesday by State Farm Insurance.
Odds Of Deer-Vehicle Crashes High In Dakotas Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 4:31PMSouth Dakota is sixth, with a one in 110 chance, and North Dakota ninth, with a 1 in 115 chance.
McCain, Obama on the issues Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 9:48AMA look at where Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stand on a selection of issues:
McCain, Obama on the issues Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 9:42AMMcCain: Opposes abortion rights. Has voted for abortion restrictions permissible under Roe v. Wade, and now says he would seek to overturn that guarantee of abortion rights. Would not seek constitutional amendment to ban abortion.
McCain, Obama on the issues Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 9:41AMA look at where Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stand on a selection of issues: ABORTION McCain: Opposes abortion rights. Has voted for abortion restrictions permissible under Roe v. Wade, and now says he would seek to overturn that guarantee of abortion rights. Would not seek constitutional amendment to ban abortion.
McCain, Obama on the issues Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 9:38AMMon, Oct 6, 2008 (7:33 a.m.)
New Yorker: Making the critical choice Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 9:05AM At a moment of economic calamity, international perplexity, political failure, and battered morale, America needs a leader temperamentally, intellectually, and emotionally attuned to the complexities of our troubled globe.
Harvest season accidents occur in Jefferson County Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 9:30AMBy TESA CULLItesa.culli@register-news.comMT. VERNON — For the second morning in a row, Jefferson Fire Protection District was called in response to motor vehicle accidents on Route 142 between the Continental Tire North America and Shawnee Street — and both involved grain trucks in some capacity.
One man dies, another is charged in head-on crash Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 4:41AM A St. Charles man died early Thursday morning after a two-vehicle, head-on collision west of Batavia.
The Editors: The better candidate for 2008. Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 1:22PMNever in living memory has an election been more critical than the one fast approaching--that’s the quadrennial cliché, as expected as the balloons and the bombast. And yet when has it ever felt so urgently true? When have so many Americans had so clear a sense that a Presidency . . .
Il colossale piano di salvataggio approvato dal Senato Usa Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 10:59AMIl Senato Usa ha approvato il piano di salvataggio da 700 miliardi di dollari ma ha trasformato il documento originario in un mostruoso testo da 451 pagine capace di bloccare un computer.
Il colossale piano di savataggio approvato dal Senato Usa Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 10:54AMIl Senato Usa ha approvato il piano di salvataggio da 700 miliardi di dollari ma ha trasformato il documento originario in un mostruoso testo da 451 pagine capace di bloccare un computer.
Car show ready to roll Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 4:20AMStreet rods, muscle cars and Corvettes are just a few of the more than 100 cars rolling into Deicke Park this weekend for the annual Huntley Car Show. The car show will be Sunday at the park, located just south of Illinois 47 and Mill Street. • Online: Huntley Fall Fest
Regional News Briefs Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 11:12PM MILWAUKEE COUNTY Woman accused of hiding son charged A 29-year-old woman accused of concealing...
SceneExchange Receives First Association Endorsement: Missouri Alliance of Automotive Service Providers Backs Online ... Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 1:06PM SceneExchange is rolling out in the Missouri, Illinois and Iowa markets in October, and members of the Missouri Alliance of Automotive Service Providers firmly believe it will help bring great value to their member shops.
News of the Norm Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 9:43AMCorrections from “Taking on Terry” 9/16/2008 The story stated Terry came within 6 points of beating Esch in 2006. He came within 9. The story stated Terry’s first ad ran in mid-July, it started to run in mid-August.
Eight ways to avoid a road rage situation Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 9:14AMSomeone got cut off. They bleeped their horn. You bleeped back. They gesticulated, you gesticulated.
Comfort Zone Camp Holds Inaugural West Coast Camp in Southern California Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 8:47AMComfort Zone Camp (CZC), the largest nonprofit bereavement camp for children in the nation, held its first West Coast camp in Southern California on September 26-28, 2008. With 90 volunteers hosting 59 campers ages 7 to 17 from California, Texas, Montana and Illinois, the inaugural camp exceeded expectations. In addition to the latest Southern California camp, CZC currently offers camps in ...
Updated 9/29: Beware of flood-damaged vehicles Monday, September 29, 2008 @ 11:18AM In the wake of the mid-September floods, consumers should watch out for flood-damaged vehicles.
Ina man dies from injuries sustained in accident Monday, September 29, 2008 @ 9:00AMAn Ina man has died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident on Interstate 57 in Williamson County, the second of two multi-vehicle accidents, in which two others were also killed, which happened on Friday night.
Q&A with Kirk Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 4:40PMRepresenting the 10th District of Illinois remains the honor of my life and I am eager to continue serving our community, our state and our nation. I grew up here and live in the district.
Q&A with McConnaughay Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 4:35PMAs a longtime resident, I know firsthand that there is no better place to live, work and raise a family than Kane County.
Warren County mulls options should tax fail Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 9:59AM The Warren County Board has begun looking at its options should the public safety tax fail in November.
Military: Roadside bomb kills US soldier in Iraq Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 8:22AMBAGHDAD - The U.S. military says a roadside bomb has killed an American soldier in south of Baghdad. A statement says the blast that killed the soldier struck a vehicle...
Washington Mutual largest US bank failure Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 10:38PMWASHINGTON Mutual was closed by the US government in by far the largest failure of a US bank, and its banking assets were sold to JPMorgan Chase for $US1.9 billion ($2.3 billion).
Illinois Deer-Vehicle Collisions on the Rise Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 3:09PM Each year, deer-vehicle crashes cause more than 200 deaths and tens of thousands of injuries, while racking up $1.1 billion in property damages.
Illinois Deer-Vehicle Collisions on the Rise Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 3:09PM Each year, deer-vehicle crashes cause more than 200 deaths and tens of thousands of injuries, while racking up $1.1 billion in property damages.
Police Blotter Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 6:14AMThe following incidents were listed among official Schaumburg police reports. Readers are reminded an arrest by police does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court can make that determination.
Police Blotter Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 6:14AMThe following incidents were listed among official Schaumburg police reports. Readers are reminded an arrest by police does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court can make that determination.
Police Blotter Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 5:04AMThe following incidents were listed among official reports in local police departments. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination.
Police Blotter Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 5:04AMThe following incidents were listed among official reports in local police departments. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination.
Police Blotter Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 4:26AM Elmhurst
Police Blotter Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 4:26AM Elmhurst
Bankruptcy on the rise Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 6:46PMSince last year, Michigan has been near the top of a dubious list as the state has been consistently ranked in the top five in personal bankruptcy filings.
Police report 9/24/2008 Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 2:05AMCape GirardeauThe Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt.Arrestsn Lachia S.
County mulls options if tax fails Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 9:30PM MONMOUTH — The Warren County Board has begun looking at its options should the public safety tax fail in November.
Family Business Devastated When Tools Stolen From Van Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 4:25PMA Belleville, Illinois, father and son business is devastated when their van is stolen. Ninety percent of the specialized equipment they use in their floor restoration business was inside the van. Although the vehicle was recovered in Washington Park, all the tools were gone.
Local man is ‘Good Sam’ Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 2:09PMWayne Cox, executive director of the North Postville Group, poses beside a row of recycling barrels at the ministry’s new recycling center at 1200 N. Postville Drive. The recycling center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.
Police blotter: Transient exhibits deadly weapon Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 12:39PMAnthony Ramos, 32, of San Jose, 3:07 p.m. Wednesday, near Martin and Railroad streets for parole hold and possession of a controlled substance.
Three Insurers Sign up with Scene Genesis for Web Portal Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 9:12PMSceneExchange allows insureds to choose an autobody shop for repairs.
McCain defends retirement accounts Sunday, September 21, 2008 @ 8:50PMGREEN BAY (AP) - Wall Street turmoil left John McCain scrambling to explain why the fundamentals of the U.S. economy remained strong. It also left him defending his support for privately investing Social Security money in the same markets that had tanked earlier in the week.
Obama and McCain on the issues Sunday, September 21, 2008 @ 4:08PMThis is a look at where Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stand on a selection of issues. The information is from The Associated Press. For more information, visit www. johnmccain. com or www. barackobama. com. The first presidential debate is set for Friday at 6 p. m. on ABC (KOHD).br
No time to spare Sunday, September 21, 2008 @ 5:16AMIn a race against a house fire, which can double in size every minute it burns, firefighters should strive to get there in six minutes. That improves their chances of saving lives and property, according to a widely accepted national standard.
Driver fails to appear again Friday, September 19, 2008 @ 4:50AMST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP -- A Carpentersville woman charged with reckless homicide in connection with a fatal train-van collision in Elgin nearly two years ago once again failed to appear in court on Thursday.
Unit 6 borrows $175,000 Thursday, September 18, 2008 @ 5:14PMCHRISMAN – The delay in collecting Edgar County property taxes is causing problems for local government entities as expenses are currently outstripping revenue.