Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois 200: How the Decatur Staleys became the Chicago BearsSep 15, 2018 1:00 am - A.E. "Gene" Staley's successful corn manufacturing company in Decatur was already producing starch, glucose, sugar and syrup in 1919 when it added professional football ...
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Ag business fire in northern Illinois prompts evacuationsSep 14, 2018 7:00 am - AMBOY, Ill. (AP) - A factory and several homes were evacuated after fire broke out at an agriculture business in rural northern Illinois. The fire broke out about 3 a.m....
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Southern Illinois man gets 67 years for wife's murderSep 14, 2018 7:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man convicted in the shooting death of his wife has been sentenced to 67 years in prison. Brian Pheasant of Christopher learned h...
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Kavanaugh denies allegation of sexual misconduct in schoolSep 14, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Friday denied an allegation of sexual misconduct from when he was in high school, seeking to defuse a potentia...
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Lawyers: Jury should hear wrongful murder conviction caseSep 14, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Lawyers for an Illinois man exonerated of murder charges say he deserves a chance to present his case against a town and three former officers t...
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Southern Illinois man convicted of fatally shooting parentsSep 14, 2018 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man has been convicted of fatally shooting his parents more than a year ago. A Jackson County judge found 41-year-old Keith ...
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Pipe break drains southern Illinois village's water systemSep 13, 2018 7:00 am - SIMS, Ill. (AP) - Volunteers have been distributing bottled water around a southern Illinois community after a water main break left its taps dry. The leak in the Wayne ...
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University of Illinois panel suggests adopting new mascotSep 13, 2018 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A University of Illinois report suggests that the school consider adopting a new sports mascot to help quell ongoing turmoil over the 2007 decisio...
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The Latest: FBI confirms it received Kavanaugh informationSep 13, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 5:30 p.m. The FBI has confirmed that it received unspecified information about S...
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Former Illinois student shot by police gets probationSep 13, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A former University of Illinois student who was suicidal and wanted police to shoot him has been sentenced to two years of probation. Samuel Applebau...