Articles filed under Illinois
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Wife, daughter of inmate charged with stealing from relativeSep 18, 2018 7:00 am - JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The wife and daughter of a central Illinois man imprisoned for murder and arson have been charged with joining the inmate to steal from a relat...
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Court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against abortion fundingSep 17, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois appellate court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed to stop a law that'll expand Medicaid and state-employee group health in...
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EXCHANGE: French horn carries on memory of Sherman teenagerSep 16, 2018 7:00 am - SHERMAN, Ill. (AP) - Adam Clack had a lot of plans for the summer of 2018. The 14-year-old Sherman teenager was on the cusp of graduating from Williamsville Junior High ...
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Octogenarian stays active as equestrian racerSep 16, 2018 7:00 am - IRELAND, Ind. (AP) - Phyllis Malan rolls out of bed early in the morning. She strolls through the living room and into the kitchen to pour herself a hot cup of coffee. T...
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EXCHANGE: Incubator twins introduced at world's fair now 84Sep 16, 2018 7:00 am - MCHENRY, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago World's Fair of 1933 to 1934 planted a city of possibility on 424 acres of Chicago's shoreline near the museum campus. As they strolled ...
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EXCHANGE: Careers get a kick start through Job Corps.Sep 15, 2018 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Jonathan Sweet wants to be a carpenter, but he knows he needs help if he's going to cut it in that career. "I tried working odd jobs here and there,...
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EXCHANGE: Initiative encourages parents to read to childrenSep 15, 2018 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Sarah Walton already understands the importance of spending time reading to her children. "You can never read too much to little ones. They absorb ev...
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State: Illinois licenses, IDs still valid to board planesSep 15, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials say people will be able to board airplanes using current Illinois driver's licenses and ID cards even though the state won't be in ful...
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Illinois 200: How the Decatur Staleys became the Chicago BearsSep 15, 2018 1:00 am - A.E. "Gene" Staley's successful corn manufacturing company in Decatur was already producing starch, glucose, sugar and syrup in 1919 when it added professional football ...
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Ag business fire in northern Illinois prompts evacuationsSep 14, 2018 7:00 am - AMBOY, Ill. (AP) - A factory and several homes were evacuated after fire broke out at an agriculture business in rural northern Illinois. The fire broke out about 3 a.m....