Articles filed under Illinois
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Western Illinois University sees enrollment declineJun 11, 2018 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Western Illinois University officials are considering how to address the university's declining student enrollment. The Quad-City Tim...
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Police: Carjacking suspect shot himself after 2-state chaseJun 11, 2018 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A carjacking suspect is hospitalized in critical condition after apparently shooting himself at the end of a police chase that began in St. Louis County...
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Make Chicago its own state? Suburban lawmakers say it won't happenJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - Suburban lawmakers say a downstate push to separate Chicago from the rest of Illinois is implausible, especially considering the economic activity generated by the north...
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GOP congressmen tell Trump not to commute Blagojevich's sentenceJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - The seven Republican members in Congress from Illinois on Monday urged President Donald Trump not to commute the sentence of imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Earl...
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New system to notify victims when protection orders servedJun 10, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A new automated system will alert some Illinois domestic violence victims when an order of protection they filed has been served, helping victims t...
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Officials: Illinois prison to open next yearJun 10, 2018 7:00 am - THOMSON, Ill. (AP) - A prison in northwestern Illinois will be completely activated by the end of next year, a Bureau of Prisons official said. The Thomson Administrativ...
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2 men dead in northern Illinois domestic shootingsJun 10, 2018 7:00 am - SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a northern Illinois man has fatally shot a relative before turning the gun on himself. South Beloit police say the shootings ab...
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Sex offender who fled Illinois captured in TennesseeJun 10, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A Southern Illinois man who was arrested on a charge of failing to register as a sex offender and disappeared last year after he posted bail has ...
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5 minutes, 3 holdups, 1 arrest for attempted robberJun 09, 2018 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Joliet police have arrested a Plainfield man on suspicion of attempted bank robbery and driving a stolen vehicle Friday after he allegedly attempted ...
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Rockford marks end of quest to ride American's street carsJun 09, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - An advocate for public transit who set out to ride every street car still operating in America says he has ended his journey on Car 36 in Rockford....