AP Wire News en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:00:10 GMT Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:00:10 GMT 5 iNEWS AP Wire Story Listing Generator http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/36d43524-www.wics.com.shtml SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The Illinois Department of Transportation says where possible it will suspend lane closures along state roadways over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. AP News www.wics.com-36d43524 http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/24d43522-www.wics.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- Struggling homeowners in Illinois will soon get some guidance. AP News www.wics.com-24d43522 http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/3bd4351d-www.wics.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- The nation's largest civil rights coalition is urging Chicago residents to apply for temporary jobs with the U.S. Census Bureau. AP News www.wics.com-3bd4351d http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/31d4351f-www.wics.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn promises action soon on a measure that would establish Illinois' first limits on campaign donations. AP News www.wics.com-31d4351f http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/29d4351a-www.wics.com.shtml SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois is launching a new program meant to help military veterans find jobs when they return to civilian life. AP News www.wics.com-29d4351a http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/2cd432b3-www.wics.com.shtml TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Officials say Asian carp may have breached a Chicago-area electronic barrier designed to prevent the invasive fish from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes. AP News www.wics.com-2cd432b3 http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/2dd431f9-www.wics.com.shtml LAKE VILLA, Ill. (AP) -- Lake County authorities say they arrested a 33-year-old school bus driver after she allegedly showed elementary school children sexually orientated animated video clips. AP News www.wics.com-2dd431f9 http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/37d43185-www.wics.com.shtml NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Police in Naperville say the Chicago suburb's best-known homeless man has reclaimed his personal property after it was confiscated by officers. AP News www.wics.com-37d43185 http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/2ed430ec-www.wics.com.shtml URBANA, Ill. (AP) -- A Champaign County judge has sentenced 29-year-old Granville Johnson to a total of 85 years in prison for the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Gregory Moore and the attempted murder of Moore's cousin, Isaac Moore. AP News www.wics.com-2ed430ec http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/32d42feb-www.wics.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television from her base in Chicago. AP News www.wics.com-32d42feb http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/23d42e97-www.wics.com.shtml LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A judge has increased bond to $100,000 for an Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews. AP News www.wics.com-23d42e97 http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/3ed42da0-www.wics.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- Oprah Winfrey's decision to take her show off the air after next season is another blow for Chicago. AP News www.wics.com-3ed42da0 http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/2ed42d8d-www.wics.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- A Chicago police sergeant who heads a local sergeants association has been arrested on charges he stole more than $600,000 from the organization. AP News www.wics.com-2ed42d8d http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/34d42d0d-www.wics.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- Funeral services have been set for former Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott. AP News www.wics.com-34d42d0d http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/3bd42c60-www.wics.com.shtml PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- State Sen. Dave Koehler was attacked by a gunman who wanted more than cash from the Peoria Democrat. AP News www.wics.com-3bd42c60 http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/28d42bf2-www.wics.com.shtml MIAMI (AP) -- A Miami federal judge has imposed a 13 1/2-year sentence on the convicted ringleader of a plot to stage terror attacks against Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices. AP News www.wics.com-28d42bf2 http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/2fd42b7f-www.wics.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says Oprah Winfrey has been a "tremendous asset" to Chicago and he's saddened to hear her show will end. AP News www.wics.com-2fd42b7f http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/38d42b10-www.wics.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted 15 alleged members of the La Familia Michoacana , a violence-prone Mexican cartel that has flooded American cities with millions of dollars worth of drugs. AP News www.wics.com-38d42b10 http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/3cd42aac-www.wics.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- A new law will help the state get more federal money to pay hospitals that care for the poor. AP News www.wics.com-3cd42aac http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/22d42a45-www.wics.com.shtml HERSCHER, Ill. (AP) -- The home-invading Christmas elf has been identified, and it turns out to be a teenage prankster. AP News www.wics.com-22d42a45 http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/3fd42a2d-www.wics.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn says he'll review a letter he received from Illinois Republicans about a possible deal to sell a state prison to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees. AP News www.wics.com-3fd42a2d http://www.wics.com/