Articles filed under Illinois
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State police say forensic evidence backlog is shrinking, but more help neededJan 28, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - When an Illinois Senate panel met last March to discuss the state's backlog of untested forensic evidence, there were more than 70 DNA samples in murder ca...
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Sandoval pleads guilty to bribery, tax chargesJan 28, 2020 12:00 am - At the time a powerful state senator, Martin Sandoval said in a 2018 restaurant meeting in Burr Ridge that he was going all out for a red-light camera company in return ...
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Driver in crash that killed 3 of her passengers takes dealJan 27, 2020 6:00 am - LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) - A driver involved in a central Nebraska collision that killed three people in her car is scheduled to be sentenced April 3 in Lexington. Station K...
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Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card ruleJan 27, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to put in place new rules that could jeopardize permanent resident status for immigr...
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DCFS youth eligible for annual scholarship programJan 27, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is accepting applications for its annual scholarship program. There are 53 academic sch...
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Ex-Illinois lawmaker charged with red-light camera briberyJan 27, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors filed bribery and tax charges on Monday against a former Illinois state senator who led the powerful transportation committee, allegin...
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Ex-state Sen. Sandoval faces bribery, tax evasion chargesJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval was formally charged in federal court Monday with bribery and tax fraud. The indictment comes one day before lawmakers a...
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Police: Shots fired outside mall, no injuries reportedJan 26, 2020 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Police say shots were fired outside a shopping mall in Illinois, damaging several vehicles, but no injuries were reported. The incident happened ...
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Illinois' closest pot shop to Indianapolis resembles a bankJan 26, 2020 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - If you think walking into a legal marijuana dispensary in Illinois is like walking into your local head shop, think again. You're not welcomed by tha...
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Rural schools court `homegrown' teachers amid shortageJan 26, 2020 6:00 am - ELIZABETHTOWN, Ill. (AP) - Two summers ago, Hardin County Schools Superintendent Andy Edmondson was out for lunch when he bumped into Grace Vaughn, a Hardin County gradu...