Proclaiming the Light of Christ to South Central Illinois

Top News Stories                              Obituaries

Obama using 'bounty hunters' for health care fraud
Mar 9, 2010 8:30 pm CST (AP)
President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to...

Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California
Mar 9, 2010 8:30 pm CST (AP)
The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt...

Biden condemns new Israeli settlement plan
Mar 9, 2010 8:30 pm CST (AP)
Vice President Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday — a disagreement that tarnished a high-profile visit that had been aimed...

Massa denies he sexually groped male staffer
Mar 9, 2010 8:34 pm CST (AP)
Former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday groping a staffer but denied it was sexual.

Illinois News

Quinn budget to mean painful choices for Ill.
Mar 9, 2010 8:19 pm CST
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn plans to propose a budget that would keep Illinois government afloat mostly by borrowing money and letting bills go unpaid, his top aides said...

Hospital settles lawsuit with Justice Department
Mar 9, 2010 8:23 pm CST
CHICAGO (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department says Rush University Medical Center in Chicago has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act....

2 arrested in Dubuque with 21 pounds of marijuana
Mar 9, 2010 8:11 pm CST
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) -- The Dubuque Drug Task Force says its agents, helped by state and local law enforcement personnel, have arrested two men who were allegedly transporting 21 pounds of...

Galesburg schools may cut 80 positions
Mar 9, 2010 7:26 pm CST
GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) -- The Galesburg School Board has approved what District 205 Superintendent Gene Denisar calls its largest reduction in force in nearly 30 years....

Ill. man convicted in 3 killings receives death
Mar 9, 2010 7:10 pm CST
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) -- A 50-year-old suburban Chicago man already serving prison time for two 1993 killings has been sentenced to death in a third killing....