Arson, hate crime charged in Joliet church fire graffiti
A man and two teenagers were charged with arson criminal damage and a hate crime after allegedly setting fire to a garage beside the Greater Bible Way Apostolic Temple and spraying racist graffiti. Mark Austin age 20 and a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old are in custody. one teen at a juvenile facility. The incident occurred on January 23. Alcoa to acquire Ivex Packaging for about 441 million dollars in cash, Ivex a plastics maker with 3700 employees. The deal expected to close in Q2. Greenville College receives a 2 million dollar anonymous gift for a new music center, largest in the school's history.
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Joliet
Mark Austin
Austin
Will County
Will County Sheriff's
Paul Kaupas
Greater Bible Way Apostolic Temple
Pittsburgh
Alcoa Inc
Ivex Packaging Corp
Ivex
North America
Europe
Southeast Asia
Alcoa
Reynolds
Greenville
Illinois
Greenville College
James Mannoia
St. Louis
Illinois governors candidates race tightens in final hours
In the last day before Illinois primary voting, all six candidates push across the state. Blagojevich campaigns in Springfield while Ryan flies into the capital, OMalley and Wood tour central Illinois, Burris travels from southern Illinois toward Chicago, and Vallas favors the Chicago area. Each pitches outreach beyond Chicago and urges turnout ahead of election night in Chicago.
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Chicago
Illinois
Peoria
Paul Vallas
U.S
Rod Blagojevich
Springfield
Blagojevich
Jim Ryan
Corinne Wood
Wood
Ryan
Patrick O'Malley
O’malley
Roland Burris
Burris
Four killed in Wisconsin pickup minivan crash near state line
A Wisconsin family traveling home from Las Vegas with a friend died when an eastbound pickup pulling a trailer crossed the center line and struck their westbound minivan on U.S. 12. Bruce Thieme 49 Lynn 45 Renee Kleeman 16 and Stephanie 17 died at the scene or after hospital transfer. The unidentified pickup driver was hospitalized. Burlington High School planned extra counseling for students.
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Richmond
Wisconsin
Las Vegas
Francis Wilson
Burlington
Wis
U.S
Bruce Thieme
Lynn
Renee Kleeman
Stephanie
Lutheran General Hospital
Chicago
Bill cracks down on drunken boaters in Missouri waters
Springfield bureau reports a rise in citations for operating under the influence by boaters and snowmobilers. Conservation Lt. Norman cites waves and sun as factors. lawmakers consider raising penalties to align boat and snowmobile DUI charges with driving under the influence.
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Bill
Springfield
Tony Norman
Conservation Department
Norman
Tim Schweizer
Macon
Christian County
Mothers
Duane Noland
Blue Mound
Noland
Governor Ryan Pardons Man for Gun Transport Case
Bernard Anthony Smith, after waiting a year, receives a gubernatorial pardon for unlawfully transporting a firearm nearly seven years earlier. Smith had pleaded guilty, the conviction reduced from felony to misdemeanor after the Illinois Supreme Court struck down the Safe Neighborhoods Act, aiding his job prospects despite degrees from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Springfield
Bernard Anthony Smith
George H. Ryan
Smith
Illinois Supreme Court
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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Wayne Evert
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Burlington, Wis
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Perry Counties
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Carbondale
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du Quoin
Sports Center Carbone
Tin Pin Alley du Quoin
East College
Midwest
DeSoto
Elkville
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Pediatrics
Southen
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
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