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Illinois high court rules against E2 owners
In this Dec. 19, 2005 file photo, Dwain Kyles, a co-owner of the E2 nightclub where a 2003 stampede killed 21 persons, talks with reporters after a court appearance in Chicago. In a ruling Thursday, April 4, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed an appellate court's decision tossing the guilty verdicts and vacating the sentences of Kyles and and co-owner Calvin Hollins Jr. Kyles and Hollins were convicted in 2009 and sentenced to two years for violating a judge's order to close the second floor of the club before the stampede. AP Photo
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday reversed an appellate court's decision that tossed guilty verdicts and sentences for owners of a Chicago nightclub where 21 people were crushed to death in 2003 as they stampeded down a stairwell from the second floor.
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Audit finds lack of mine inspectors in Illinois
CHAMPAIGN (AP) — The state department in charge of mine safety lacked enough safety inspectors to comply with Illinois law in 2011 and 2012, according to an audit of the agency released Thursday.
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'One Destiny' takes stage at Lincoln Museum
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A play about an actor and a house manager at Ford's Theater the night Abraham Lincoln was shot will be staged this month in Springfield.
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2 businessmen convicted of fraud for claiming
CHICAGO (AP) — Two businessmen have been convicted of fraud after prosecutors say they tried to secure minority contracts.
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Chicagoan sentenced to life for killing teller
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Chicago man to life in prison for fatally shooting a 23-year-old teller during a South Side bank robbery.
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ISU narrows list of candidates for new president
BLOOMINGTON (AP) — Officials of Illinois State University have narrowed the list of candidates for the school's next president.
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