The latest in Illinois

ER transfer-time "rules" may not be useful

2010-12-23T14:30:28Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Illinois hospitals often don't meet a state-mandated goal of transferring seriously injured patients to a more appropriate facility within two hours -- but patients don't appear to suffer as a result, a new study concludes. The findings suggest that similar "two-hour rules" for emergency rooms elsewhere may no...

2 die after getting trapped inside Ill. grain bin

2010-07-29T09:45:17Z

2 men die after getting trapped inside grain bin in NW Illinois; 3rd in serious condition

Authorities say two young men have died and another is in serious condition after becoming trapped inside a grain bin in northwestern Illinois.

The Carroll County sheriff's department says 19-year-old Aleja...

Personal Injury Claim Time Limits

2010-09-09T19:14:33Z

A personal injury is a mental or physical injury that is caused by negligence or a harmful act. The most common types of accidents that result in personal injury are: dog bites, automobile accidents, toxic exposure, wrongful death, and aviation disasters to name a few. These types of injuries can result in a lot of pain and suffering which may cause the injured person to take time off of work and/or have high medical bills. Filing a personal injury claim could entitle you to legal benefits su...

Gas line explodes at Ill. factory, killing 1 man

2010-04-16T08:35:46Z

Explosion at Ill. factory sends debris flying a quarter mile, killing truck driver

Flying debris from an explosion at a northern Illinois technology plant killed a man nearly a quarter of a mile away.

Illinois Tollway spokeswoman Joelle McGinnis ...

Superman's Hometown Labor Strife

2010-12-20T14:01:53Z

In this Dec. 9, 2010, photo white crosses lset up by locked-out union workers at a Honeywell plant in Metropolis _ the adopted southern Illinois hometown of Superman _ represent former workers the union says died of cancer. The plant, which helps turn radioactive uranium into eventual fuel for nuclear power. lo...

Oakland Mich Illinois Basketball

2010-12-08T19:32:34Z

Illinois' guard Brandon Paul (3) loses the ball after a block by Oakland (Mich.) guard Reggie Hamilton (23) during the first half of an Mississippi River in Alton, Ill. Illinois, desperate for relief from its budget woes, is considering a massive casino expansion that experts say could leave neighboring states playing for smaller stakes and could even squeeze out some of the competition from within. Ill...

UNLV Illinois St Basketball

2010-12-01T19:33:53Z

UNLV's Derrick Jasper (5) and Tre'von Willis (33) race to a loose ball ahead of Illinois State's Tony Lewis (34) during the first half of an NCA...

Purdue Southern Illinois Basketball

2010-11-26T20:31:48Z

Southern Illinois head coach Chris Lowery, right, talks to Mamadou Seck against Purdue at the 5th annual Chicago Invitational (Basketball) Challenge in Hoffman Estates