Crackdown on parolees gets results
Some 14,781 convicts were sent back to prison last year for violating the terms of their parole, more than double the number returned during 1998, the year before the state...
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National Guard sent to nuclear plants
Gov. George Ryan Friday ordered Illinois National Guard troops posted in full public view at nuclear power plants to quell concerns about safety and deter anyone from thinking about attacking...
Ryan aide won’t try for post at library
Hoping to mute charges that Gov. George Ryan is playing politics with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library project, the governor's chief of staff has taken himself out of the running...
State aims to build anti-terror school
State officials said Monday they hope to build a $40 million anti-terrorism training center--complete with a model city where emergency workers can practice dealing with an attack--possibly at the former...
Security chief seeks federal aid
Newly appointed Illinois security coordinator Matt Bettenhausen on Thursday pressed congressmen and regulators for new federal rules and cash to better protect the state's nuclear power plants, water systems and...
Security chief seeks federal aid
Newly appointed Illinois security coordinator Matt Bettenhausen on Thursday pressed congressmen and regulators for new federal rules and cash to better protect the state's nuclear power plants, water systems and...
200 in Guard report to O’Hare, Midway
More than 200 members of the Illinois National Guard will report for duty Thursday at Chicago's Midway and O'Hare International Airports, assignments that could keep them away from their homes...
A small town feels terror’s massive reach
The location of this tiny town--in the middle of the farm fields and at least two hours from any big city--has always meant safety to its residents. "There are 800...
Burris says 3rd time is charm in governor run
On a lawn where he played touch football as a child, former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris on Sunday kicked off a campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, promising hometown...
Ryan won’t close door to tax hike
Sounding a cautious note that could be a prelude to tax increases, Gov. George Ryan said Thursday the downturn in the economy will force belt-tightening in Springfield. "Revenues are going...