Articles filed under Illinois
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Kukec People: Former musician from Mount Prospect finds niche as restauranteurDec 04, 2016 12:00 am - About two years ago, Mount Prospect resident Richard Schweigel and his wife Penny opened Mother Cluckers, a restaurant in Chicago specializing in chicken dishes from fam...
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Barrington mayor appointed to state bicentennial committeeDec 04, 2016 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed Barrington Village President Karen Darch to the Illinois Bicentennial Commission tasked with planning the state's 200th birthday celebrat...
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Ukulele is a popular music-class additionDec 03, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Dave Kinzer's music class is jamming to the Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Matishyahu - on ukulele. The 15-year veteran teacher told ...
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Lawyer seeks to replace 105-year murder sentenceDec 03, 2016 6:00 am - GENEVA, Ill. (AP) - The lawyer for a convicted killer is arguing that his 105-year sentence is excessive. The (Aurora) Beacon-News reports that lawyer Bruce Lewin says K...
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Illinois sees warmest fall on record since 1931Dec 02, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - This year's fall has been the warmest on record in Illinois since 1931. Climatologist Jim Angel says the statewide average temperature for Septemb...
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Warrant charges Rockford teen with shooting another teenDec 02, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Rockford police have obtained an arrest warrant charging a teenager with first-degree murder in the shooting death of another teenager last month. ...
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Champaign man gets 45 years in 2012 bystander shootingDec 02, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A Champaign man convicted for a second time of murder in the shooting death of a 20-year-old bystander four years ago has been sentenced to 45-years ...
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Illinois National Guard to mark anniversaries with cakeDec 02, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois National Guard plans a cake-cutting ceremony in Springfield to mark the 380th birthday of the National Guard and the 130th annivers...
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Police advise against unsupervised searches of missing boyDec 02, 2016 6:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - Police in central Illinois are advising people not to conduct any unsupervised searches in the woods for a 13-year-old boy missing for two weeks. Peki...
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Police: Rockford drug bust may be largest in city historyDec 02, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Police in Rockford say they've made what they believe to be the largest drug seizure in the city's history with a value of $8.6 million. Rockford p...