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Judge says autistic first-grader can keep helper dog in class under Illinois law
Nov 10th, 2009 - WashingtonExaminer
TUSCOLA, ILL. — A first-grader in central Illinois gets to keep his autism helper dog in school, a Douglas County judge ruled Tuesday. Judge Chris Freese sided with the family of Kaleb Drew...
Lawyers Want Lenient Sentence for Al Qaeda Sleeper Agent
Oct 28th, 2009 - FOXNews
PEORIA, Ill. — Videotapes presented at the sentencing hearing for an Al Qaeda sleeper agent show long days spent alternately pacing and reclining on a concrete floor during the nearly six years he was held as an enemy combatant.2nd man charged in slaying of Ill. family
Oct 8th, 2009 - Boston
LINCOLN, Ill.—A man has been charged with helping his brother beat to death members of his ex-wife's family at their home in central Illinois last month.
Logan County...Ill. Man Charged With Murder in Family Slaying
Oct 2nd, 2009 - ABC News
The stepmother of a suspect in the slayings of a central Illinois family said Friday that police arrested the wrong person and described her stepson as a gentle man who always walked away from confrontation.
Stepmom: Man arrested in Ill. slaying didn't do it
Oct 2nd, 2009 - Washington Post
LINCOLN, Ill. -- The stepmother of a suspect in the slayings of a central Illinois family said Friday that police arrested the wrong person and described her stepson as a gentle man who always walked away from confrontation.
Central Illinois videos from YouTube:
2:05Central Illinois Blizzard 2007
Footage from Champaign-Urbana, IL during the blizzard on February 13 2007. Heavy snow accumulations of over a foot, and winds from 30-50 mph created white out conditions across eastern Illinois overnight on the 12th, and through the day on the 13th.
1:15Crop Comments: Ruts in Central Illinois
See the ruts made in central Illinois, as Farm Journal's Pam Smith visits. For more Crop Comments, visit www.AgWeb.com.
2:11IC 1031 working in rural Central Illinois (7-24-09)
[Watch in HD] On the Peoria Sub today, the IC/CN is working down at the grain elevator near rural Central Illinois city Dalton City. IC 1031 is in charge as it pulls up past this crossing with a great P5 horn and then backs into the grain elevator ...
1:50Tornados Confirmed in Central Illinois
Crews surveyed holes in schools, churches and homes and cleared away toppled trees, downed power lines and shattered glass Thursday, the day after tornadoes and severe storms marched through the Midwest. (Aug. 20)
Central Illinois from WikiPedia:
Central Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that consists of the entire central section of the state, divided in thirds from north to south. It is an area of mostly flat prairie. The western section (west of the Illinois River) was originally part of the Military Tract of 1812 and forms the distinctive western bulge of the state. Known as the Heart of Illinois, it is characterized by small towns and mid-sized cities. Agriculture, particularly corn and soybeans, as well as educational institutions and manufacturing centers, figure prominently. Major cities include Peoria–the third largest metropolitan area in Illinois at 370,000, Springfield (the state capital), Decatur, Quincy, Bloomington-Normal, Champaign-Urbana, Galesburg and Danville.
Geographically, Central Illinois is generally flat prarie and farmland, and includes Douglas County, the state's flattest. The region also hosts a variety of man-made lakes, including Lake Shelbyville, Lake Springfield, Clinton Lake and Lake Decatur. Major rivers in the region include the Illinois River, Middle Fork Vermilion River, Kaskaskia River, Sangamon River and the Mississippi River.
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