Articles filed under Illinois
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Today in HistoryMar 29, 2018 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Good Friday, March 30, the 89th day of 2018. There are 276 days left in the year. The Jewish holiday Passover begins at sunset. Today's Highlig...
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Rival pay-equity measures competing in IllinoisMar 29, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A plan to close the wage gap between men and women swept through the Illinois Legislature last year, but it met the veto of Republican Gov. Bruc...
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White House picks Illinois senator to be Kenyan ambassadorMar 29, 2018 7:00 am - LEBANON, Ill. (AP) - President Donald Trump has chosen Illinois state Sen. Kyle McCarter to be the U.S. ambassador to Kenya. The White House made the announcement Wednes...
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Rauner fetes Vietnam veterans for 'internal strength'Mar 29, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner, who was a teenager when U.S. combat troops left Vietnam in 1973, recalled the conflict's political and emotional turmoil Thur...
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McSweeney proposes gun seizure, tougher sentencing legislationMar 29, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois police officers could take guns away from people deemed to be a danger to themselves or others under legislation sponsored by a Barrington Hills Republican. St...
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22 cases of severe bleeding now linked to synthetic marijuanaMar 29, 2018 1:00 am - The number of cases of severe bleeding linked to synthetic cannabis consumption in the Chicago area has risen to 22, officials said. State health officials first issued...
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Editorial: Return sales tax-collection overage to local agenciesMar 28, 2018 11:00 pm - Eight months ago, the new Illinois budget empowered the state to begin taking 2 percent off the top of the sales taxes it processes and returns to each community and gov...
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Judge: Summer trial for Chicago officer in McDonald caseMar 28, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge says trial will begin this summer for a Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald. C...
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Hearings planned ahead of automatic voter registrationMar 28, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Board of Elections will hold public hearings on the state's automatic voter registration system before it takes effect this s...
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Illinois local sales tax fee generating more than expectedMar 28, 2018 7:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Revenue's new administrative fee is outpacing budget expectations and has generated almost $50 million during i...