Articles filed under Illinois
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Chicago Alderman Burke pleads not guilty in corruption caseJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - One of the most powerful aldermen in Chicago's history has pleaded not guilty to federal political corruption charges. Alderman Edward M. Burke entered the plea Tuesday ...
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Chicago police: 44 injured, 8 killed in weekend shootingsJun 03, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's police chief on Monday decried a "despicable level of violence" during a weekend in which 52 people in the city were shot, eight of them fatally...
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Sheriff says man died after saving daughter from dog attackJun 03, 2019 7:00 am - FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say a man died after saving his 5-year-old daughter from a dog attack in southeast Iowa. Lee County Sheriff Stacy Weber says 33-yea...
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No retrial for Illinois man who served 20 years for murderJun 03, 2019 7:00 am - KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a killing he claims was self-defense will not be retried as ordered by an appellate cour...
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Illinois city of Peru installs new 16-foot tall clockJun 03, 2019 7:00 am - PERU, Ill. (AP) - A new clock that's more than 16 feet (4.9 meters) tall has been installed in front of city hall in the north-central Illinois city of Peru. ...
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Illinois man charged after wife falls to death in St. LouisJun 03, 2019 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A 30-year-old Illinois man is charged with assault after his new wife died after falling from the seventh floor of a parking garage near Busch Stadium. ...
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Interfaith group works beyond vigils to share common goalsJun 02, 2019 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Whenever there's an attack on a synagogue, a mosque or a church, the Bloomington-Normal faith community has been quick to respond, to come toget...
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Decatur man dies when motorcycle, deer collide on roadwayJun 02, 2019 7:00 am - MACON, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in central Illinois say a Decatur man has died after his motorcycle collided with a deer. The (Decatur) Herald and Review reports that Mac...
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EXCHANGE: Building allows teachers-to-be to practice lessonsJun 02, 2019 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - When John Storsved shows people around the Millikin University Exercise Science and Sport Pavilion, someone invariably asks why there's a big open s...
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McHenry County to give teachers youth mental health trainingJun 02, 2019 7:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - McHenry County will train educators on how to identify and assist youths experiencing mental health issues. The county mental health board...