Articles filed under Illinois
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Suspect in sheriff's shooting, father found deadApr 30, 2019 7:00 am - STERLING, Kan. (AP) - A man suspected in the 2015 disappearance of his girlfriend shot and critically wounded a Kansas undersheriff who attempted to arrest him on a fede...
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Ex-U of I doctoral student pleads guilty to drug traffickingApr 30, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A former University of Illinois mathematics doctoral student has pleaded guilty in a federal drug trafficking case. The (Champaign) N...
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Applications to grow industrial hemp in Illinois availableApr 30, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - There's a new crop in town. Growers wanting to cash in on industrial hemp production for the first time in 80 years have the go-ahead. Gov. J.B....
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Pritzker's graduated income tax gets preliminary Senate OKApr 30, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax plan has received preliminary Senate approval. The Senate Executive Committee voted 13-6 Wednesday to ...
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Illinois lawmakers enter final stretch with big agendaApr 30, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois General Assembly is in its final stretch. Lawmakers return to Springfield on Tuesday with five weeks and an ambitious agenda to go....
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Graduated plan that would tax more people at highest rate could see Senate vote WednesdayApr 30, 2019 1:00 am - Senate proposal also would end estate tax, add way to freeze school property taxes
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Temperature swings stunt U of Illinois cherry blossomsApr 29, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Experts say the weather has taken its toll on the cherry blossoms at the University of Illinois campus in Urbana-Champaign. Jennifer Gunji-Ballsrud i...
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Duckworth returns to Iraq for 1st time since being shot downApr 29, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth has returned to Iraq for the first time since the helicopter she was piloting was shot down during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004. The Hoffman...
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Northern Illinois wildlife center marks 35th anniversaryApr 28, 2019 7:00 am - SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) - Thirty-five years ago, a message Kathy Stelford sent herself from the past made her realize that she wanted to make a change. "When I was in my mid...
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EXCHANGE: Grandparent program fosters fulfillment, joyApr 28, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - At a table outside Alyson Williams' classroom at Enos Elementary School, first-grader Kamya Small settles in with a pair of books. "Are you goin...