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For local charities, will economy be Grinch that stole Christmas?

NEW 1 p.m. BLOOMINGTON -- McLean County programs offering holiday assistance to families in need face a tall order this year: Raise money and collect donated items for …

Obama's Treasury secretary may be announced Monday

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President-elect Barack Obama has moved with unusual speed to select officials for his administration, and senior Democratic officials say he intends to name Timothy Geithner as …

Weldon Springs, Moraine View not among rescued state parks

SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich has trimmed four state parks from the closure list, but two in Central Illinois weren’t among them. …

Judge rules in favor of union in Pontiac prison case

PONTIAC -- Pontiac Correctional Center workers cannot be laid off or transferred for the time being while the state prepares to close the prison by Dec. 31, a Livingston …

Kin outraged, distraught over teenager's live-webcam suicide

MIAMI -- The family of a college student who killed himself live on the Internet say they're horrified his life ended before a virtual audience, and infuriated that viewers …

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