Articles filed under Illinois
-
Sale goes through, but concerns linger over new Rivers Casino ownershipJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. completed its $326 million acquisition of a majority stake in Rivers Casino in Des Plaines despite state gambling regul...
-
Doubled state gas tax just a start. New state law will cost you in other ways, tooJun 20, 2019 1:00 am -
State law will cost drivers in other ways, too
-
HIV prevention drug services expanding in some countiesJun 19, 2019 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and the Southern Seven Health Department are working to expand HIV prevention drug services to peo...
-
Court documents: Mosque bombing suspect tried to escapeJun 19, 2019 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - An Illinois man who faces trial in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque had tried to escape from custody earlier this year. A document filed by pros...
-
13% think driving while high on pot isn't risky, but AAA, police chiefs say otherwiseJun 19, 2019 5:30 am - Thousands of Americans are driving while stoned, and many think it's safe, a study released Wednesday by AAA found. The report comes as Illinois prepares to legalize rec...
-
Woman sentenced for providing material support to terroristsJun 18, 2019 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - An Illinois woman has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for providing material support to terrorists by helping to fund a St. Louis County...
-
Flooding produces another problem _ more mosquitoesJun 18, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A wet spring and dangerous flooding have created a nasty byproduct - more mosquitoes. The Illinois Department of Public Health said Monday that ...
-
Man claims racial profiling for arrest while attached to IVJun 18, 2019 7:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - A man says he was racially profiled when he was arrested by police as he walked outside a northern Illinois hospital with an attached IV. ...
-
Medicaid legislation generates optimism for reformJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers took several steps this legislative session to increase efficiencies in the state's Medicaid managed care system, which has been widely...
-
Attorney general warns public about flood damage scamsJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As Illinois residents take stock of damages caused by record floods which led to disaster proclamations being issued in 34 counties, Attorney General Kwame...