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On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt became the first woman executed by the federal government when she was hanged for her role in the assassination of Abraham…
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An appeals court has ordered federal prison officials to temporarily stop forcing anti-psychotic drugs on the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage.The…
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View Locations of found radiation from Japan in IL in a larger mapThe map above depicts the locations highlighted in the following story where trace…
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Winter hats mingled with stovepipe hats at the center of a nationwide effort to honor Abraham Lincoln and set a world record.Hundreds of people gathered…
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Springfield Mayor Timothy Davlin's death has been ruled a suicide.A Sangamon County inquest Thursday determined the 53-year-old Democrat died of a…
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UPDATE Jan. 6, 2011 6:47 p.m. : Via the Associated Press, The Illinois House, reversing an earlier tally, has voted 60-54 to repeal the death penalty. The…
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UPDATED 2:54 p.m. Dec. 15:According to a news release from the Sangamon county Coroner's Office Davlin died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.UPDATED…