AP Wire News en-us Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:50:10 GMT Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:50:10 GMT 5 iNEWS AP Wire Story Listing Generator http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/2f9fe62d-www.wicd15.com.shtml MESA, Ariz. (AP) -- Arizona's lawmakers failed to pass legislation needed to keep the Chicago Cubs in Mesa. AP News www.wicd15.com-2f9fe62d http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/379fe620-www.wicd15.com.shtml DETROIT (AP) -- Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has signed into law the state's texting-while-driving ban during a broadcast of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." AP News www.wicd15.com-379fe620 http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/269fe61a-www.wicd15.com.shtml MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) -- A southern Illinois prosecutor says a woman jailed on drug charges won't be charged with murder in a man's shooting death because she used force he considers justified during the victim's invasion of her home. AP News www.wicd15.com-269fe61a http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/2b9fe56e-www.wicd15.com.shtml EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- A southwestern Illinois woman faces up to 10 years in prison after admitting her role in the 2007 death of her toddler son. AP News www.wicd15.com-2b9fe56e http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/359fdf3a-www.wicd15.com.shtml ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) -- Free asthma screenings are being offered in May during National Asthma and Allergy Awareness month. AP News www.wicd15.com-359fdf3a http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/299fdf39-www.wicd15.com.shtml SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The Illinois State Board of Education says it's now taking applications for next school year's Student Advisory Council. AP News www.wicd15.com-299fdf39 http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/229fdf34-www.wicd15.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art has named a new chief curator. AP News www.wicd15.com-229fdf34 http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/369fdf35-www.wicd15.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lawyers are headed back to court with just over a month before his corruption trial is due to get under way and a number of issues still undecided -- including whether the judge will issue a subpoena for President Barack Obama. AP News www.wicd15.com-369fdf35 http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/2f9fdcff-www.wicd15.com.shtml ONEIDA, Ill. (AP) -- Sixty-seven-year-old Knox County resident Larry Stewart took over the family farm at age 15 and was a farmer all his life. AP News www.wicd15.com-2f9fdcff http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/219fdcbc-www.wicd15.com.shtml CHILLICOTHE, Ill. (AP) -- Police in Chillicothe say the city's new ordinance allowing golf carts on the streets kicks in Saturday at dawn, but they don't expect to see many of the electric vehicles. AP News www.wicd15.com-219fdcbc http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/369fdc7e-www.wicd15.com.shtml PLEASANT PLAINS, Ill. (AP) -- Authorities in Pleasant Plains say a fire has damaged the 1820s Broadwell Tavern and Inn. AP News www.wicd15.com-369fdc7e http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/2c9fdc66-www.wicd15.com.shtml PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) -- Livingston County Coroner Michael Burke says a man convicted in 2006 of four Will County murders has been found dead in his cell at the Pontiac Correctional Center. AP News www.wicd15.com-2c9fdc66 http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/369fdc2c-www.wicd15.com.shtml BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Belleville-based Landshire Inc., a distributor of packaged sandwiches, says it is moving its headquarters to St. Louis after nearly 45 years in Belleville. AP News www.wicd15.com-369fdc2c http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/2c9fdac3-www.wicd15.com.shtml SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The Illinois Prison Review Board has ruled that convicted Rockford murderer Calvin Madison will remain in prison for at least three more years. He has already spent nearly 40 years behind bars. AP News www.wicd15.com-2c9fdac3 http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/279fd85c-www.wicd15.com.shtml GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) -- An Illinois man suspected of killing eight people in Illinois and Missouri won't face his first trial until early next year. AP News www.wicd15.com-279fd85c http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/239fd853-www.wicd15.com.shtml DALLAS (AP) -- People familiar with the situation tell The Associated Press that United Airlines and Continental Airlines are moving closer to announcing as early as Monday that they will combine to form the world's largest carrier by passenger traffic. AP News www.wicd15.com-239fd853 http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/3c9fd79e-www.wicd15.com.shtml SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Efforts to overhaul the way Illinois draws legislative districts have suffered two setbacks. AP News www.wicd15.com-3c9fd79e http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/2d9fd7a4-www.wicd15.com.shtml SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved a $4.75 million rate hike for Ameren Illinois, rejecting the utility's proposed $162 million proposal. AP News www.wicd15.com-2d9fd7a4 http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/269fd76e-www.wicd15.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- Movie director Christopher Nolan's brother has pleaded guilty to having a contraband rope in his jail cell to be used for a planned escape, and obstructing an FBI investigation. AP News www.wicd15.com-269fd76e http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/3c9fd6ee-www.wicd15.com.shtml CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago police say they've arrested a man they believe is responsible for a string of Family Dollar store robberies on the city's South Side. AP News www.wicd15.com-3c9fd6ee http://www.wicd15.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/3c9fd309-www.wicd15.com.shtml GLENVIEW, Ill. (AP) -- A Japanese pharmaceutical company that's building its headquarters for the Americas in a Chicago suburb is getting $4 million in tax credits from the state. AP News www.wicd15.com-3c9fd309 http://www.wicd15.com/