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Pimp and wife held on bail in Craigslist prostitution killing

Posted: 30 May 2011 04:28 PM PDT

A man accused of pimping his wife on Craigslist was ordered held on $900,000 bail Monday after being charged with fatally shooting his wife's client, a man who had twice ran for office in McHenry County, officials said.

Rep. Weiner says hacker send lewd Twitter photo

Posted: 30 May 2011 06:00 PM PDT

A weekend controversy involving a lewd photo posted on the Twitter account of Rep. Anthony Weiner is a "prank" caused by a hacker, Weiner told CNN on Monday.

(CNN) -- A weekend controversy involving a lewd photo posted on the Twitter account of Rep. Anthony Weiner is a "prank" caused by a hacker, Weiner told CNN on Monday.

Man killed trying to remove ducklings from I-294

Posted: 30 May 2011 04:05 PM PDT

A Naperville man attempting to help out a family of ducklings get off I-294 was killed when he was struck by a limousine Monday morning, according to Illinois State police officials.

Ohio St.'s Tressel resigns; may be tied to SI revelations

Posted: 30 May 2011 08:41 AM PDT

We all saw this coming. And that "we" includes Jim Tressel, who told his coaching colleagues two weeks ago at the Big Ten meetings in Chicago: "They (the NCAA) have my head on a platter."

Guillen at peace with comments, media

Posted: 30 May 2011 12:01 PM PDT

BOSTON - Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen held no grudges with reporters Monday, less than 24 hours after firing off tweets that questioned how his comments about his passion for his job and critics of his managing were conveyed.

De los Cobos out as Fire coach

Posted: 30 May 2011 03:49 PM PDT

Mired in a two-month winless streak, the Fire fired head coach Carlos de los Cobos on Monday.

House OKs Chicago casino, slots

Posted: 30 May 2011 02:48 PM PDT

A major gambling package won House approval today with provisions for a casino in Chicago or a riverboat gambling palace on Lake Michigan, and slot machines at Chicago's two airports. Mayor Rahm Emanuel urged the Senate to pass the bill.

Men in masks, nun habits rob Palos Heights bank

Posted: 30 May 2011 02:11 PM PDT

FBI investigators were searching for two people who donned nun outfits and masks and robbed a Palos Heights bank on Sunday, officials said today.

Pimp and wife held on bail in Woodstock killing

Posted: 30 May 2011 01:26 PM PDT

A man who pimped his wife on Craigslist was ordered held on $900,000 bail after being charged with fatally shooting his wife's client, a man who had twice sought elected office in McHenry County, officials said.

Push to cut government worker pensions fizzles

Posted: 30 May 2011 12:51 PM PDT

SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers today decided to drop efforts to pass two of the session's most contentious bills -- cutting government worker pension benefits and health care for retired state employees.

Group hacks PBS site in WikiLeaks protest

Posted: 30 May 2011 03:16 PM PDT

A group of hackers angered by a PBS documentary about WikiLeaks has posted a fake news story on the website of the U.S. public broadcaster PBS claiming that dead rapper Tupac Shakur was alive and well.

Firefighter memorial marks 'a very tough year'

Posted: 30 May 2011 12:26 PM PDT

Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined city firefighters this morning for a Memorial Day mass that marked an especially deadly year for the department.

Muslim convert arrested in 'South Park' case

Posted: 30 May 2011 12:35 PM PDT

Younus Mohammad, a New York native and Muslim convert charged with threatening the creators of the TV show "South Park," has been arrested in Morocco, according to the website he co-founded.

(CNN) -- Younus Mohammad, a New York native and Muslim convert charged with threatening the creators of the TV show "South Park," has been arrested in Morocco, according to the website he co-founded.

Missouri officials continue identifying dead from tornado

Posted: 30 May 2011 12:21 PM PDT

JOPLIN, Missouri (Reuters) - Missouri officials continued on Monday the process of identifying the remains of bodies recovered from the devastating Joplin tornado and reduced the number of missing people to 29.

Hip-hop star Sean Kingston stable after crash

Posted: 30 May 2011 09:43 AM PDT

MIAMI (Reuters) - Chart-topping hip-hop star Sean Kingston remained hospitalized in intensive care on Monday, a day after his personal watercraft hit a bridge in Miami Beach, a spokesman for his record label said.

Cubs' Alfonso Soriano out with left quad injury

Posted: 30 May 2011 02:01 PM PDT

The Cubs are taking on last-place Houston on Monday in search of their second straight win, and new infielder DJ LeMahieu is on the roster after being called up from Double-A Tennessee to replace Jeff Baker.

Gen. Martin Dempsey to chair Joint Chiefs of Staff

Posted: 30 May 2011 08:54 AM PDT

President Obama chooses Memorial Day to announce the appointment, rounding out his new national security team. The move still awaits Senate confirmation.

President Obama announced the appointment of Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as his new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, choosing Memorial Day to put the finishing touches on his new national security team and start what the administration hopes will be a U.S. drawdown from the war in Afghanistan.

Obama leads country in marking Memorial Day

Posted: 30 May 2011 10:55 AM PDT

ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN) -- President Barack Obama led the nation's Memorial Day observances Monday, laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknowns and declaring that Americans owe "a debt to our fallen heroes that we can never fully repay."

Federal court to hear Ind. girls basketball appeal

Posted: 30 May 2011 11:01 AM PDT

A federal appeals court will hear arguments this week on whether 14 eastern Indiana schools discriminated against girls by scheduling their basketball games for weeknights and not weekends.

ComEd's smart grid plan wins House OK

Posted: 30 May 2011 09:41 AM PDT