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Fight over Christmas tree badly hurts tot    Comment   
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:47:39 GMT
A southwestern Illinois woman is accused of reckless conduct after an angry tug-of-war with a relative over a Christmas tree seriously injured her toddler.
Hunch, GPS help solve Alton homicide case    Comment   
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:01:40 GMT
A long-shot hunch and a GPS device helped Alton police detectives unravel a homicide case they said initially had them stymied.
3 charged in Alton shooting death    Comment   
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:40:44 GMT
Three people, including the victim's ex-girlfriend, have been charged with killing an Alton man and wounding his nephew.
Child injured in fight over Christmas tree    Comment   
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:27:32 GMT
A 28-year-old woman is facing reckless conduct charges after she and her mother-in-law played tug-of-war with a Christmas tree and allegedly struck a toddler in the eye, causing serious injury.
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That cheap gasoline? Don't get used to it
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:56:12 GMT    Comment   

All that money you're saving these days at the gas pump? You might want to put it in the bank.


A Trillion Dollar Recovery
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:17:16 GMT    Comment   

Poverty is on the rise, record numbers of people are relying on food stamps and we've seen no relief for the foreclosure crisis. There are increasing rates of child abuse and domestic violence linked to this recession. State governments don't have financial resources to cope at the exact moment when those resources are most needed. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have lowered Medicaid payments or eliminated people from eligibility. The senior economist of the International Monetary Fund recently warned of another Great Depression.


HDTV and Mobile Gear to Steal CES 2009 Spotlight
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:15:34 GMT    Comment   

From multidisplay laptops and HDTVs wired for broadband to Blu-ray players that can deliver Web content, the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has it all.


Trans Texas Corridor is dead, TxDOT says
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:31:55 GMT    Comment   Ed note: This is one of the legs of the NAFTA Superhighway.

The Texas Department of Transportation announced this morning that it has officially killed the Trans Texas Corridor, saying that despite the project's visionary aspects, "it is clearly not the choice of ...

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Burris Is Denied a U.S. Senate Seat as New Congress Convenes
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:57:11 GMT    Comment   

Illinois Democrat Roland Burris was denied a seat in the U.S. Senate today as he claimed he is legally entitled to the appointment as the new Congress convened for a ceremonial swearing in.



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Stocks end up slightly after Fed notes? release
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 22:58:54 GMT    Comment   

The market is eager for signs that the U.S. recession will end this year.Wall Street brushed off more bad economic news Tuesday to finish with a moderate advance that left broad stock indexes at their highest levels in two months.