Articles filed under Illinois
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Survey: Bankers losing confidence in 10-state farm economyMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A monthly survey of rural bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states shows bankers are losing confidence in the future of the region's farm econ...
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Woman charged with harboring accused killerMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - A woman traveling with the man accused of killing the mother of his child in Milwaukee is charged with aiding a felon. A criminal complaint says Deloise...
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Former northern Illinois chief charged with eavesdroppingMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - HINCKLEY, Ill. (AP) - A former northern Illinois police chief has been charged with official misconduct for allegedly recording a conversation with her boss. Kimberly Ev...
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Semi-trailer strikes, seriously injures Illinois trooperMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois State Police trooper was seriously injured when a semi-trailer struck him and his squad car while he was responding to a multi-vehi...
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State unemployment down, but above national averageMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois economy has added 59,100 jobs over the past 12 months, while the overall unemployment rate dropped only a tenth of a point, to 4.3 percent, th...
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Forecasters: 'Potentially historic' flooding threatens SouthMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - The stage is set for unprecedented major flooding this spring for most of the nation, U.S. weather officials said Thursday. More than 200 million Americans are at risk f...
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Report: Great Lakes feeling effects of rapid climate warmingMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - The Great Lakes region is warming faster than the rest of the U.S., a trend likely to bring more extreme storms while also degrading water qu...
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Man pleads not guilty in McHenry County deputy's fatal shootingMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - ROCKFORD- An Illinois man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of fatally shooting a sheriff's deputy who was part of a U.S. Marshal's fugitive t...
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Bills addressing sexual harassment in private sector advanceMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A package of bills to increase private-sector protections for sexual harassment victims has advanced out of the state Senate Judiciary Committee. The four...
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Abuse victim advocates release list of 395 accused priests, church staffersMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - Advocates for clergy abuse victims released the names Wednesday of 395 priests and church staff members in Illinois they say have been publicly accused of sexually abusi...