Articles filed under Illinois
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Report says AJ's death 'emblematic' of DCFS failuresJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services' watchdog called 5-year-old AJ Freund's murder in April "emblematic of DCFS's failure to look beyond the current ...
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Blagojevich writes that today's Democrats would have impeached LincolnJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - Knowing his best chance at freedom still lies in the hands of President Donald Trump, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has argued in a new column that Democrats in the U.S. H...
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Accused U of Illinois law professor won't return to teachingJan 01, 2020 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A University of Illinois College of Law professor accused of sexual harassment will not be returning to teaching at the university. Jay Kesan was ...
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Illinois woman deemed unfit for trial in attack on officersJan 01, 2020 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois woman who allegedly attacked two police officers, leaving one with a broken arm, has been found unfit to stand trial. A Champaign ...
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Illinois governor clears thousands of marijuana convictionsDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - Illinois' governor granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday, describing the step as a first wave of thousands of such expungements...
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Leadership failures cited in Illinois firefighter's deathDec 30, 2019 6:00 am - BETHALTO, Ill. (AP) - Failures in leadership at the scene of a March house fire in southern Illinois contributed to the death of a firefighter, state investigators concl...
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Fire destroys home for elderly and terminally ill dogsDec 30, 2019 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - The owner of Stray Rescue of St. Louis plans to rebuild after a fire destroyed a farmhouse he used as a home for elderly, disabled and terminally ill do...
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Illinois lost nearly 160,000 residents over the last decade, most in the countryDec 30, 2019 12:00 am - Illinois will end the decade with the largest population loss in the country during the 2010s, according to newly released census estimates. Just four states experienced...
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Central Illinois schools can tour Lincoln museum with grantsDec 29, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Schools in in five Illinois central counties can apply for funding to visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum starting, offici...
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State hires military liaison for professional licenses helpDec 29, 2019 6:00 am - The state of Illinois has hired a military liaison to help service members and their families through the process of obtaining professional licenses, officials said. The...