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Latest Worth Trials News
Dye faces murder charges
Illinois
Suspect Kenneth Dye and homicide victim Joan Duckworth squared off just prior to her death last summer.
June 04 2013
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Illinois extends deadline for health guide grants
Worth, illinois
Community groups in Illinois have been given more time to apply for $28 million in grants to help consumers learn how to shop for health insurance that will be available under President Barack…
June 04 2013
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Ad Spending On Obamacare May Make Don Draper Blush
Worth, illinois
As states and the U.S. government prepare to market health plans to the uninsured, a feeding frenzy has begun among advertising and marketing agencies clamoring to get a portion of promotional spending that could reach billions of dollars.
June 04 2013
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Proton radiation machine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital still idle
Worth, illinois
The wait continues at Barnes-Jewish Hospital for a proton radiation machine delivered in November 2011 but yet to be used for cancer treatments. The $20 million machine was supposed to be ready upon federal approval last summer, but software glitches have delayed its use.
June 04 2013
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LIVE STREAM: Jodi Arias Sentencing Phase
Worth, illinois
Jodi Arias was found guilty on Tuesday, May 7, and now the trial continues through the sentencing phase, where Arias’ ultimate fate will be decided. At issue is whether Arias’ killing of Travis Alexander was committed in an aggressively heinous manner. Arias said in an interview immediately following her sentencing that she would prefer the [...]
June 04 2013
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State's Community Care Program is worth the cost
Illinois
By Jim Nowlan Even the hard-hearted become a little mushy when it comes to caring for those elderly who have lost much of their independence. There is a terrific state program called Community Care that helps the elderly live on their own instead of at a nursing home, and saves Illinois big dollars in the process. It should not be pared back, as is being rumored. read more
June 04 2013
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Decal to mark officer's death
Urbana, Illinois
It's been 100 years since the Champaign Police Department lost the first of its two sworn officers who have died in the line of duty. CHAMPAIGN — It's been 100 years since the Champaign Police Department lost the first of its two sworn officers who have died in the line of duty. To mark the July 6, 1913, murder of Officer Thomas Dodsworth, the department's squad cars will be decked with decals ...
May 15 2013
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Illinois Ancestors: Court cases give glimpse of frontier life
Cherokee, Oklahoma
Court cases can provide a glimpse of what life was like on the frontier between western Arkansas and the Indian Territory, which is Oklahoma today. The files containing these cases used to be difficult to search, but the National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas, has a new website designed to guide researchers with a "who, what, when, and where" of the criminal case files. read more
May 09 2013
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Alderman Suggests Raising City's Legal Smoking Age To 21
Illinois
Ald. George Cardenas said raising the smoking age to 21 was worth exploring because "more kids are smoking now." But Mayor Rahm Emanuel was non-committal and noted cigarette tax revenue helped fund health care expansion. [ more › ]
April 24 2013
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USDA taking applications for health care grants
Arkansas
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking applications for $3 million worth of health care projects for communities of up to 50,000 people in the eight-state Delta region. Undersecretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager says the Delta Health Care Services Grant Program covers 252 counties and parishes in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi ...
April 10 2013
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Crash victims taken to northern Illinois hospitals
Waukegan, illinois
Lake County hospitals are treating more than three dozen people who were injured during today's fatal school bus rollover in the northern Illinois village of Wadsworth.
April 09 2013
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1 dead, kids OK in northern Illinois school bus crash
Waukegan, illinois
Wadsworth, Ill. — One person died and dozens of elementary school children were taken to hospitals Friday after a school bus crash in northern Illinois left two cars mangled and the bus on its side.
April 09 2013
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Dawn Patrol: Duckworth returns pay; police address Elgin violence
Naperville, Illinois
Dawn Patrol: Duckworth returns pay to reflect sequestration cuts. Elk Grove Village man accused in bombing plot unfit to stand trial. Police address Elgin violence at meeting. Parents of autistic student sue St. Charles D303 over treatment. Fire damages Uptown Cafe in Arlington Heights. Man charged in NIU student slaying sentenced to 37 years. Cops say Felony Lane Gang burglarizing cars in ...
April 09 2013
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Woodworth out on bond, awaits retrial involving 1990 death
Mark, Illinois
Family members, friends, and supporters of Mark Woodworth, who has been behind bars for most of the last 20 years, gathered at the Livingston County Sheriff's office Friday afternoon to welcome home someone whom they say was wrongfully convicted and never should have gone to prison in the first place. Woodworth, 38, was released on a $50,000 bond as the state plans to retry him for the 1990 ...
February 19 2013
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3 crew members mourned after Rockford Memorial chopper crash
Worth, illinois
A Rockford Memorial Hospital REACT helicopter crew had encountered unspecified bad weather and had intended to turn back for home when it crashed in a field near Compton about 8:30 p.m. Monday, killing all three crew members on board.
December 24 2012
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Leslie C. Segsworth, 91
Illinois
Leslie C. Segsworth, 91, of Coeur d’Alene, went to be with Jesus on Nov. 27, 2012. He was born April 18, 1921, in Leland (Clearwater County). As a young boy, his family moved to Ashland, Ore., where Leslie graduated from high school and then earned a bachelor’s degree from Southern Oregon College. He began his teaching career in a one-room school in Sixes, Ore., for a short time and then ...
December 02 2012
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Mission Outreach dispatches 300th container of medical supplies
Illinois
Before a semi-trailer truck pulled away Friday morning with more than $120,000 worth of medical supplies to assist the needy in Jamaica, 11 volunteers and employees of Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach gathered in a circle, clasped hands and prayed that the material would arrive safely.
November 18 2012
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Polar opposites in Walsh, Duckworth
Walsh, illinois
With both hands on the lectern in front of him and his wife to his left, Tea Party Republican Joe Walsh carefully read from prepared remarks. A few minutes later, the cable TV mainstay abruptly walked away from the microphones Oct. 19 and jumped into an SUV, refusing to take any questions. It was an unusual moment for Walsh, who is typically as unscripted as he is unapologetic about what he says.
November 02 2012
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Madison Dearborn, two others bid for Heartland Dental: Sources
Worth, illinois
(Reuters) — Private-equity firms Madison Dearborn, KKR and Apax Partners and are bidding for Effingham-based Heartland Dental Care, one of the largest U.S. dental practice management companies, which could be worth around $1.3 billion.
October 26 2012
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Apax, KKR, Madison Dearborn bid for Heartland Dental: sources
Worth, illinois
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firms KKR & Co , Apax Partners and Madison Dearborn Partners are bidding for Heartland Dental Care Inc, one of the largest U.S. dental practice management companies and which could be worth around $1.3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The buyout firms submitted final bids on Monday for Heartland Dental, which has been exploring a sale ...
October 26 2012
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What is Wrong with Major League Baseball's New Playoff Format? Chicago Cubs Fan's Opinion
Worth, illinois
OK let's get all the jokes out of the way. You know, the ones that concern the irony of a Chicago Cubs fan bellyaching about the playoff format, or the "Why-Do-You-Care-Your-Team-Isn't-Even-In?" argument, or the "You're-Just-Jealous-Of-The-Cardinals" remark. Now that some of the possible arguments/questions concerning a Cubs fan breaching this subject are out, let's get to the point: the new MLB ...
October 23 2012
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