Articles filed under Illinois
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Murder charges waived after Illinois man accepts plea dealMar 14, 2018 7:00 am - PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man charged with murder in the 2010 death of a 15-year-old has accepted a plea deal, waiving multiple homicide charges. Under the ...
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Proposed bills would assist with Quincy Legionnaires' crisisMar 14, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois senators are proposing three new bills to prevent future Legionnaires' disease outbreaks at the Illinois Veterans' Home in Quincy, whic...
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Group raising money to restore Illinois riverboat toursMar 13, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A group of residents is raising money to keep a park district-owned riverboat operating in northern Illinois this summer. The Rockford Park Distric...
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Judge tosses lawsuit against city of Peoria, police officersMar 13, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A lawsuit against the city of Peoria and several police officers that alleged they conspired to falsely prosecute the plaintiff has been dismissed. U...
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Illinois treasurer opposes bill to limit audit authorityMar 13, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois treasurer said he opposes a bill that would take away his office's authority to hire auditors to help recover residents' unclaimed ...
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The Latest: Coach jailed after recording players disrobingMar 13, 2018 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The Latest on the arrest of a Iowa boys basketball coach on a federal pornography charge (all times local): 4:10 p.m. A judge has ordered an Io...
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Paypal co-founder to speak at U of Illinois commencementMar 13, 2018 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Paypal co-founder Max Levchin is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at this year's spring commencement on the University of Illinois' Urbana...
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Rauner to veto bill requiring licenses for gun retailersMar 13, 2018 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have required gun retailers to be licensed by the state of Illinois, calling it "unnecessary, burdensome regulati...
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Bill to rename post office for fallen soldier advancesMar 12, 2018 7:00 am - FAIRVIEW, Ill. (AP) - A measure to rename a western Illinois post office after a soldier killed in Afghanistan has cleared the U.S. Senate and is headed to the president...
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35 tons of catfish products produced in Mississippi recalledMar 12, 2018 7:00 am - ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi company is recalling around 35 tons (31.75 metric tons) of catfish products that might have been tainted by a compound that poses a...