Articles filed under Illinois
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Snowplows used to clear mud from southern Illinois roadsJun 27, 2019 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Crews cleaning up southern Illinois roads that have been submerged for weeks under floodwaters are using fire hoses and snowplows to clear the ro...
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Report: 1 in 4 Illinois children ready to enter kindergartenJun 27, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Just one in four children in Illinois was fully prepared to enter kindergarten in the most recent school year, and substantial gaps in readiness...
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Man convicted in eye-gouging attack sentenced to 35 yearsJun 27, 2019 7:00 am - PICNEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man convicted of an attack in which he stuck his fingers in another man's eyes and blinded him has been sentenced to 35 year...
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EXCHANGE: New poet laureate already putting pen to paperJun 27, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Will Reger learned early on in life that one of his passions wouldn't pay the bills. The rough news came courtesy of his mother, after young Will had...
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Nearly 800,000 can clear records for pot possession. Here's how.Jun 27, 2019 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - For decades, getting caught with a small amount of marijuana could put Illinois residents in jail for up to six months and perhaps worse. The criminal reco...
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Supreme Court refuses to intervene in gerrymandering cases: What Illinois lawmakers want to doJun 27, 2019 1:00 am - Saying it's none of its business, a 5-4 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that partisan gerrymandering of congressional and state legislative districts w...
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The Latest: Zhang family says no promise body would be foundJun 26, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on the offer by a former U of I student to locate body in exchange for a life sentence (all times local): 3:25 p.m. The family of a scholar fro...
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Marijuana legalization allows criminal record clearingJun 26, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - There are nearly 800,000 criminal records in Illinois for marijuana possession despite a new state law legalizing it. So part of the legislation...
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Ice cream company owner pleads guilty to child porn chargesJun 26, 2019 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - The owner of a northern Illinois ice cream company has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. Martin Hey Sr., the owner of Hey Brothers Ice Cr...
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Kenya court stops building of coal plant in heritage siteJun 26, 2019 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A Kenyan environmental tribunal Wednesday blocked the construction of a government-backed coal power plant in Lamu County, which hosts a UNESCO wor...