Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker, legislators promote strengthening of Move Over LawMay 14, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has joined with state lawmakers in promoting legislation that would increase penalties for drivers who don't slow or...
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Today in HistoryMay 14, 2019 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Tuesday, May 14, the 134th day of 2019. There are 231 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 14, 1955, representatives fro...
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Sports betting at Wrigley, Soldier Field? Some proposals would allow itMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Sports betting could take place at the homes of the White Sox, the Bears, the Bulls and the Cubs depending on which details emerge in a final bill to legal...
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Prison sentence handed man who left baby in soybean fieldMay 13, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An 18-year prison sentence has been handed a central Illinois man found guilty but mentally ill of attempted murder and child abduction. Thomas Boitn...
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Lindenwood University to end daytime programs in BellevilleMay 13, 2019 7:00 am - ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri-based university will end daytime undergraduate programs at its campus in Belleville, Illinois, after the 2019-2020 academic year. St....
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Mayor quits after being charged with soliciting a prostituteMay 13, 2019 7:00 am - SANDWICH, Ill. (AP) - The mayor of a northern Illinois city has resigned after being named one of nine people charged in a police investigation into soliciting a prostit...
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EXCHANGE: Kids get their day in processing emotionsMay 12, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Nine-year-old Ben Turner of Springfield said there were times he felt he didn't fit in at school, not growing up with a father. Nathan Turner di...
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Illinois State University freezes tuition, room and boardMay 12, 2019 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University is freezing tuition and room and board rates for the next academic year. The university's Board of Trustees took action Fri...
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EXCHANGE: Woman rebuilds her life after major health setbackMay 12, 2019 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - Jen Kray found herself in a hospital bed, unable to move anything except her right thumb and her blue eyes. She had survived a risky brain surgery t...
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Karaoke contest returning to Illinois State FairMay 11, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Fair karaoke contest is returning this summer, and the winner will get to perform on the fair's biggest stage. Organizers sai...