Articles filed under Illinois
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Driver gets 15 years for killing worker in construction zoneJan 06, 2017 6:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - A man has been given 15 years in prison for killing a worker in an eastern Iowa highway construction zone. Nineteen-year-old Sebon Reese was sente...
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Springfield businessman faces health-care fraud chargesJan 06, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Springfield man has appeared in court on allegations he cheated Medicaid by filing false claims through a company that supplies incontinence p...
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Southern Illinois University won't become sanctuary campusJan 06, 2017 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The president of Southern Illinois University says the school has decided not to become a sanctuary campus for students in the U.S. without legal...
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Southern Illinois congressmen push for budget 'earmarks'Jan 06, 2017 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Congressmen from southern Illinois want the return of so-called earmarks that allow local representatives designate federal funds for local proje...
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Cahokia Mounds to offer free lectures on Illinois storyJan 06, 2017 6:00 am - COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Illinois history buffs will get the chance to look back at 2,000 years of Native American history. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in southw...
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Kendall County elected official faces battery chargeJan 06, 2017 6:00 am - YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Kendall County elected official is facing a misdemeanor battery charge for allegedly striking another woman inside a restaurant. Yorkville Deput...
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Fischer's, longtime Belleville restaurant, to closeJan 06, 2017 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - After 76 years, a well-known restaurant is closing in Belleville. Fischer's Restaurant will stop serving filet mignon and other popular dishes ne...
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Peoria man charged in kidnappings now faces murder chargesJan 06, 2017 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A Peoria man charged with kidnapping two people, possibly in hopes of claiming some of their recent lottery winnings, now faces murder charges s...
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Judge: Rockford woman not guilty but insane in son's deathJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois judge has found a Rockford woman not guilty by reason of insanity in the stabbing death of her 8-year-old son. Judge John Lowry...
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Trial delayed for man accused in 2014 quadruple murder caseJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The trial of a northern Illinois man accused in the shooting deaths of four people has been pushed back to April. Calvin Carter has pleaded not gui...