Articles filed under Illinois
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Emergency repairs needed for Illinois State Fair barnJan 10, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Another building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds is in need of emergency repairs in order to avoid a potential roof collapse. The Capital Deve...
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Illinois Catholic priest charged with child pornographyJan 10, 2018 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Catholic priest has been arrested in southern Illinois on child pornography charges. Belleville police say the Rev. Gerald R. Hechenberger was ...
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Central Illinois college names new Lincoln museum directorJan 10, 2018 6:00 am - LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) - The curator at the Lincoln Heritage Museum at Lincoln College has been selected as its new director. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph re...
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Lawyer: Minnesota's Lynch denies sexual misconduct claimsJan 10, 2018 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota basketball standout Reggie Lynch "categorically denies" allegations of sexual assault lodged against him by two women, his lawyer said Wedne...
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Mental examination ordered for woman charged in son's deathJan 09, 2018 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - A 22-year-old Charleston woman who's charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old son is to be examined to see if she's mental...
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Illinois high school to perform musical despite stolen propsJan 09, 2018 6:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - The show will go on at a southern Illinois high school where theater props for "Seussical the Musical" were recently stolen. The ...
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Constable: Bees have ways to cope with winterJan 09, 2018 4:30 am - Last January, the rusty patched bumblebee became the first wild bee in the continental United States to achieve the dubious distinction of being added to the endangered ...
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Biss: Illinois suffocating under too many pension systemsJan 09, 2018 12:00 am - Merging Illinois' more than 600 pension systems could reduce inefficiencies and save money, state Sen. Daniel Biss said Tuesday during an interview in which he also hint...
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Illinois extends pheasant season at select sitesJan 08, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - There's good news for hunters who were lamenting the end of controlled pheasant hunting season in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural R...
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Baby giraffe, 122 pounds and 5-foot-10, born at Peoria ZooJan 08, 2018 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A female baby giraffe was born at the Peoria Zoo weighing 122 pounds and measuring 5-feet and 10-inches tall. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that ...