Articles filed under Illinois
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Nurse accused of stealing opioid patches from patientsMar 02, 2018 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man is accused of removing opioid patches from the bodies of residents at two nursing homes, including one where he worked as...
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Ex-treasurer pleads guilty to stealing from Illinois townMar 01, 2018 6:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - The former treasurer of a small southern Illinois city has pleaded guilty to federal charges he stole thousands in government funds. ...
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U of Illinois veterinarians help animals in road accidentsMar 01, 2018 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Veterinarians at the University of Illinois get called several times a year to highway accidents in which livestock have been injured. The univers...
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Price is wrong for Biss in gubernatorial debateMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - State Sen. Daniel Biss - who promises to be the "middle-class governor" in ads running throughout the state - endured a "The Price is Right" question Wednesday night at ...
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Bill limiting tackle football to 12 and older moves to Illinois HouseMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois children could not play tackle football until age 12 under a plan a House committee endorsed Thursday after hearing personal tales of head trauma ...
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Illinois man gets 2-year prison term for defrauding elderlyFeb 28, 2018 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has been sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding an elderly man of his life savings. A federal judge handed down the s...
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Commuters face monthslong detour amid Iowa bridge closureFeb 28, 2018 6:00 am - SABULA, Iowa (AP) - Safety concerns have forced the closure of a small bridge that offers the only Iowa access to a much-larger bridge spanning the Mississippi River and...
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Illinois House OKs assault-weapon age-limit, bump-stock banFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House controlled by Democrats pushed through some gun control measures Wednesday, endorsing a bump-stock ban and a minimum age of 21 for buyin...
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Worker patching potholes hit, critically injured by vehicleFeb 27, 2018 6:00 am - JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Transportation says a worker was struck and critically injured while filling potholes along a central Illinois roadw...
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Evanston police investigate death of Northwestern studentFeb 27, 2018 6:00 am - EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Evanston police are investigating the weekend death of a Northwestern University student who was from North Carolina. Dean of Students Todd Adams s...