Articles filed under Illinois
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Bill to ban private immigrant detention centers sent to PritzkerMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD -- A bill that would ban for-profit immigrant detention centers in Illinois is now on its way to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The Illinois Senate voted 34-to-14 on Th...
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House GOP releases one-page state budget proposalMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans called a news conference Thursday to unveil a "fiscal year 2020 balanced budget proposal" in the form of a one-page document det...
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Rally calls for state to do more for those with disabilitiesMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - DeKalb County resident Tony Stahl said he waited five years for the state to put his disabled daughter, Allison, in the selection process that would allow ...
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Judge gives man life term for deaths of woman, unborn childMay 15, 2019 7:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - A judge has sentenced a southern Illinois man to life in prison for the death of a mother and her unborn child. WSIL-TV reports a...
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MoDOT still unsure when St. Louis-area bridge will reopenMay 15, 2019 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - It remains unclear when the westbound lanes of a busy St. Louis-area bridge will reopen, days after an inspection found cracks in the structure. The Mis...
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2 plead guilty in drug conspiracy that resulted in killingMay 15, 2019 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Two St. Louis-area men have admitted to their role in a drug conspiracy that included a fatal shooting. Federal prosecutors say 42-year-old Marquis Reas...
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Hot spot smoldering at site of Waukegan plant explosionMay 15, 2019 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Fire officials say a hot spot continues to smolder at the site of a northern Illinois silicone factory explosion that killed four workers earlier t...
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Prosecution's appeal means delay in Gliniewicz theft caseMay 15, 2019 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - An appeal means there will be another delay in the trial of the wife of a northern Illinois police lieutenant who killed himself and made it look l...
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'There is a war against women's rights': Illinois Democrats urge action to preserve abortion accessMay 15, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic lawmakers demanded their colleagues take action on a sweeping reproductive health care bill at a rally Wednesday just outside the Statehouse. Th...
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'Urgency is required': Pritzker promises to fix DCFSMay 15, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois' child welfare agency reviewed 1,100 of its ongoing abuse and neglect cases as part of a stepped-up effort to right a department that has been cri...