Articles filed under Illinois
-
Afghanistan envoy calls for American contractor's releaseMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation says he has called for the release of an American captured by Taliban-linked militants in discuss...
-
Illinois police say Iowa man not involved in 1992 slayingMay 08, 2020 7:00 am - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Authorities in Illinois say an Iowa man charged in 1990s serial killings 'œdoes not appear to have been involved" in the unsolved 1992 slaying of ...
-
Organization sues state over ballot obstaclesMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois organization aiming to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot is suing the state, alleging that restrictions implemented to co...
-
Illinois surpasses 3,000 COVID-19 deaths, 1 million unemployment claims processedMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois has passed another grim milestone as state officials have now recorded more than 3,000 deaths from COVID-19. Another 138 people died in the past 24 hours, bring...
-
GOP wants 'local' say in Pritzker's COVID-19 reopening planMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Republicans said Wednesday that Illinois' pandemic control plan needs GOP input and again urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker to convene the Legislature. The De...
-
COVID-19 crisis delays probe of former priest's prison deathMay 05, 2020 7:00 am - PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The investigation into the prison death of a southern Illinois priest shortly after he began serving a nine-year sentence for child pornograph...
-
As deadline for referendum on independent redistricting passes, advocates refocusMay 04, 2020 5:30 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has killed the chance for voters to amend Illinois' constitution this year and establish independent redistricting, much to the chagrin of advocate...
-
Officials at reopened state parks say visitors respected social distancingMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - Many suburbanites shook off cabin fever at reopened Illinois state parks over the weekend. Select state parks closed by the pandemic reopened Friday for hiking, biking, ...
-
$37.2 million in recreational pot sales in AprilMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - Recreational-use customers spent more than $37.2 million on legal marijuana in April, the second highest-earning month for dispensaries since sales of the drug became le...
-
McLean County authorities identify mobile home fire victimsMay 03, 2020 7:00 am - LEXINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Investigators in central Illinois have yet to determine what caused a fire that claimed the lives of a mother and two children, authorities said S...