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It appears tonight that Illinois is the front-runner to become the new Guantanamo.

Two prisons being considered are in Marion, Illinois near Carbondale and the second in Thomson, Illionis which is 350 miles north of St.

"I can't do this. This is your life. This is not my life." Those words could determine if John Gotti, Jr.

Share + Nov 16, 2009 10:47 pm US/Central Reporting Don Shelby Plans are being considered to move prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to empty prisons inside the United States.

The first Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919 marked the one-year anniversary of the end of World War I - what many proclaimed, with an optimism that turned out to be wildly misplaced, "the war to end all wars." It became a U.S. national holiday in 1938 and in 1954 was renamed Veterans Day to honor all veterans.

A man the U.S. government considers a terrorist with ties to Al-Qaeda is now being held at the Marion, Illinois federal prison.

A former Bradley University student who pleaded guilty to being in contact with al-Qaida has been moved to a southern Illinois prison.

Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki says he's working to improve the agency's ability to cope with increasing numbers of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems.

Health officials in southern Illinois' Williamson County say they've confirmed their first death from swine flu.

Laclede Gas Files for 15% Rate Reduction for Customers ST. LOUIS , November 1, 2009 - Customers of Laclede Gas Company can expect to see appreciably lower monthly gas bills going into the 2009-10 heating season .

SPRINGFIELD a ' In October, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission conducted compliance checks around the state and visited 98 businesses licensed to sell liquor.

A team of senior Veterans' Affairs officials will arrive at the Marion, Ill. VA Medical Center Thursday to begin recommending changes following a new report on its operations, the results of which Illinoisans in Congress labeled "appalling." During a meeting in Washington today with Illinois Gov.

An Army veteran who authorities say threatened to go on a shooting rampage at a Veterans Affairs hospital in southern Illinois has been indicted on a gun charge.

Serious safety issues continued to plague a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital even after major surgeries were suspended two years ago because of a spike in patient deaths, according to a federal report released Monday.

Beginning November 8th Cape Air, one of the largest independent airlines in the United States, launches air service from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport to Cape Girardeau, Missouri and the towns of Quincy and Marion, Illinois.

Gov. Pat Quinn says he doesn't expect politics to get in the way of his plan to borrow about $900 million so the state has cash to pay its bills.

MARION, Ill. - A former Southern Illinois foster parent has been sentenced to seven years in prison after admitting in court that he had inappropriate sexual relations with two of his female foster children.

It's been nearly two years since Illinois banned smoking inside restaurants and bars, but with the economy on the rocks, all bar owners are looking to get an edge over the competition and some choose to break the law.

Marion, Ill. a ' Marguerite L. Koehler, 91, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, at her home.

Folks who think the new media's attack blogs and partisanship are something new are either rather young or slept through - or never studied - media history.