Articles filed under Illinois
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Law license at stake, Blagojevich skips hearingFeb 25, 2020 12:00 am - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich shouldn't be able to work as an attorney now that he's home after President Donald Trump knocked six years off his federal prison sentence fo...
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Dosunmu, Frazier help spark Illinois to win over NebraskaFeb 25, 2020 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 points and freshman center Kofi Cockburn added 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Illinois past Nebraska 71-59 on Monday night. Trent Fr...
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Recreational weed sales net $10M in tax revenue in 1st monthFeb 24, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The sale of recreational marijuana in Illinois generated $7.3 million in cannabis tax revenue last month, the Illinois Department of Revenue ann...
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Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored chargesFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year in C...
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Indiana State sends Evansville to 16th straight lossFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Christian Williams had 16 points as Indiana State defeated Evansville 64-62 on Sunday, sending the Purple Aces to their 16th consecutive loss. Ty...
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Indiana blacksmith shows off skills in blacksmithing classesFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The mild smell of burning coal fills a warm workshop stocked with beefy equipment that dates from a century or three ago. John Latowski takes a b...
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Needle exchange expanded for southern Illinois drug usersFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - From 2011 to 2015, a small pocket of rural Indiana became a hotbed for HIV. Over 200 new infections were reported in Scott County, an area of abo...
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Old-time music rocks downtown DecaturFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Old-time music predates bluegrass, country music and folk, but it can still be heard in the heart of Decatur. A group of musicians, as well as hopef...
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Hospital, college in Springfield team up on nursing shortageFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Lincoln Land Community College and Memorial Health System will team up to expand nursing education to address a national shortage. The (Springf...
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Embattled Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher resigns from Illinois Civil Service CommissionFeb 23, 2020 12:00 am - Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher resigned from his post on the Illinois Civil Service Commission on Friday, a day after federal prosecutors named him as one of 10 defendants...