Articles filed under Illinois
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Prosecutors: 2 more plead guilty in bank ATM 'skimming' caseJul 26, 2017 7:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Two more members of a group that used "skimming" techniques to steal bank customers' account information from ATMs have pleaded guilty. Federal prose...
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IDNR has information for pheasant huntersJul 26, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois Department of Natural Resources is providing information to controlled pheasant hunters for the 2017-18 hunting season. In...
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Illinois woman sentenced to prison in cancer fraud caseJul 25, 2017 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A western Illinois woman accused of falsely claiming she and her son had cancer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Melissa D. Barton, 2...
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Illinois State Police getting ready for Speed Awareness DayJul 25, 2017 7:00 am - ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Police are marking Illinois Speed Awareness Day on Wednesday through education and enforcement efforts. State Police officials say spee...
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U of I names new head of Rare Book and Manuscript LibraryJul 25, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - It is a homecoming of sorts for the new head of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. In a news rel...
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Officials in Will County conduct sweep targeting gangsJul 25, 2017 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say they've made several arrests, seized 31 illegal guns and more than 200 grams of cocaine in Will County in an operation targeting area...
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Coroner: Remains 'consistent' with teen boy but no ID yetJul 25, 2017 7:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say skeletal human remains found near a central Illinois home are "consistent with" a 13-year-old boy. A person mowing grass Monday found ...
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Florida man charged in Illinois with sexual assault of childJul 24, 2017 7:00 am - TROY, Ill. (AP) - A Florida man faces charges in southern Illinois that accuse him of luring a 12-year-old boy through social media and then sexually assaulting him in t...
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Central Illinois struggles to find solution for bed bugsJul 24, 2017 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A resurgence of bed bugs has cities in central Illinois scurrying for answers of how to tackle the issue. Bed bugs are becoming a problem in places ...
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John Curran to replace Christine Radogno in Illinois SenateJul 24, 2017 7:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - DuPage County Board Vice Chairman John Curran has been appointed to fill the Illinois Senate seat held by GOP leader Christine Radogno (rah-DO...