Articles filed under Illinois
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Ex-paramedic gets prison for stealing drugs from ambulancesAug 23, 2018 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois paramedic has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for stealing morphine and fentanyl from ambulances. The Bell...
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Tollway giving drivers more time to pay missed tollsAug 23, 2018 1:00 am - If you're zipping along the Tri-State but left your cash at home or don't have an I-PASS account, there's now more time to pay for the missed tolls online. Illinois toll...
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Memorial garden to honor University of Illinois scholarAug 22, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A memorial garden is planned for a University of Illinois scholar from China who went missing last year. The campus memorial will be created near the...
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Illinois to offer new merit-based college scholarshipsAug 22, 2018 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is creating a new merit-based scholarship aimed at getting more high school graduates to attend in-state colleges and universities. The A...
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Rauner signs expansive mental health care lawsAug 22, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed five laws expanding mental health and addiction-treatment services and Medicaid coverage of them. Advocates say the...
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4,600 tons of tires removed from northern Illinois siteAug 22, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Officials say the removal of more than 4,600 tons of used tires this summer from a former used tire processing business in northern Illinois was th...
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Former banker pleads guilty to stealing from elderlyAug 22, 2018 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A former suburban Chicago banker has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $328,000 from three elderly customers. DuPage County Assistant State's Att...
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Ex-Illinois congressman Schock wants corruption trial movedAug 22, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Former Illinois congressman Aaron Schock is seeking to move his corruption trial from a federal court in Urbana to Peoria. Schock's attorneys argue i...
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Why Illinois is making penalties for texting while driving tougherAug 22, 2018 5:30 am - Starting next summer, drivers caught texting while driving will face stiffer penalties that - with enough violations - could ultimately lead to a judge's suspending thei...
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Today in HistoryAug 21, 2018 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2018. There are 132 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 21, 1831, Nat Turner laun...