More Illinois Headlines from the Associated Press
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Chicago mayor calls Winfrey show asset to Chicago, saddened for end of daytime show
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says Oprah Winfrey has been a "tremendous asset" to Chicago and he's saddened to hear her show will end. more
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'La Familia' Mexican drug cartel members indicted
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted 15 alleged members of the La Familia Michoacana (MEE'-chu-a-kah-nah), a violence-prone Mexican cartel that has flooded American cities with millions of dollars worth of drugs. more
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Quinn: New law nets state more federal money for hospital that care for poor
CHICAGO (AP) — A new law will help the state get more federal money to pay hospitals that care for the poor. more
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Prankster who got her jollies decorating Illinois family's apartment turns herself in
HERSCHER, Ill. (AP) — The home-invading Christmas elf has been identified, and it turns out to be a teenage prankster. more
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Republican lawmakers have questions for Quinn about using Thomson prison for Gitmo detainees
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn says he'll review a letter he received from Illinois Republicans about a possible deal to sell a state prison to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees. more
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Ill. Sen. Koehler breaks finger fighting off gunman at his Peoria bread business
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A state senator from Peoria says he fought off an armed robber who interrupted him while he was doing some remodeling at his business. more
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Ill.'s new prisons chief: Questioned supermax lockup 'evolving' under reform push
TAMMS, Ill. (AP) — The new chief of Illinois' prison system says there's a place for the super maximum-security prison in deep southern Illinois' Alexander County. more
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Democratic candidate for Illinois governor lays out crime-fighting plan
CHICAGO (AP) — A leading Democratic candidate for Illinois governor says his proposal for addressing crime statewide includes better tracking of statistics and coordination between agencies. more
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Illinois governor says he hopes Winfrey doesn't decide to leave Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says he hopes Oprah Winfrey doesn't leave Chicago. more
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Illinois' governor says Burris admonishment 'speaks for itself'
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn says the public admonishment of U.S. Sen. Roland Burris by the Senate Ethics Committee "speaks for itself." more
