Articles filed under Illinois
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Suburban lawmakers endure wrath to support budget with income tax hikeJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - A divided Illinois House delivered a long-absent budget and a 32 percent income tax increase Thursday with some suburban Republicans risking their seats to rebuff Gov. B...
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Jury selection starts in Rockford quadruple murder trialJul 05, 2017 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Jury selection has started in the trial for a northern Illinois man on charges he fatally shot a woman, her two sons and her boyfriend. The Rockfor...
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Police in Illinois fatally shoot man who fired at officersJul 05, 2017 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say police in southern Illinois have fatally shot a man who fired at them after he apparently became agitated. The shooting happened ...
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Illinois county sues opioid makers for painkiller epidemicJul 05, 2017 7:00 am - JERSEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southwest Illinois county is suing pharmaceutical companies, alleging the prescription painkiller epidemic is worse due to deceptive marketing...
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Chicago's July Fourth weekend ends with flurry of homicidesJul 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say an eruption of gun violence after the official end of the July Fourth weekend left nearly as many people dead in a few hours as were ki...
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Visitation, funeral set for Illinois trooper killed in crashJul 05, 2017 7:00 am - FARMER CITY, Ill. (AP) - A visitation and funeral are set to remember an Illinois State Police trooper who died in a vehicle crash. Wednesday's visitation for 37-year-ol...
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Illinois officials undecided on Trump's request for voter informationJul 05, 2017 1:00 am - An Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman says the board will decide next month whether to provide some information about voters to President Donald Trump's voting ...
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What would a state income tax hike cost you?Jul 05, 2017 1:00 am - The Illinois House is expected to vote Thursday afternoon on whether to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a $5 billion income tax increase. If it passes, the state's...
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Two key suburban House Republicans still favor tax hikeJul 05, 2017 1:00 am - Two key Republicans in the Illinois House say they will continue supporting an income-tax increase over their governor's veto. Rep. David Harris of Arlington Heights and...
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U of Illinois to host conference on college student hungerJul 04, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois will hold a conference focusing on the problem of hunger in college students. Agricultural engineering professor Prasanta ...