Articles filed under Illinois
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Rival pay-equity measures competing in IllinoisMar 29, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A plan to close the wage gap between men and women swept through the Illinois Legislature last year, but it met the veto of Republican Gov. Bruc...
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White House picks Illinois senator to be Kenyan ambassadorMar 29, 2018 7:00 am - LEBANON, Ill. (AP) - President Donald Trump has chosen Illinois state Sen. Kyle McCarter to be the U.S. ambassador to Kenya. The White House made the announcement Wednes...
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Rauner fetes Vietnam veterans for 'internal strength'Mar 29, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner, who was a teenager when U.S. combat troops left Vietnam in 1973, recalled the conflict's political and emotional turmoil Thur...
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McSweeney proposes gun seizure, tougher sentencing legislationMar 29, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois police officers could take guns away from people deemed to be a danger to themselves or others under legislation sponsored by a Barrington Hills Republican. St...
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22 cases of severe bleeding now linked to synthetic marijuanaMar 29, 2018 1:00 am - The number of cases of severe bleeding linked to synthetic cannabis consumption in the Chicago area has risen to 22, officials said. State health officials first issued...
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Editorial: Return sales tax-collection overage to local agenciesMar 28, 2018 11:00 pm - Eight months ago, the new Illinois budget empowered the state to begin taking 2 percent off the top of the sales taxes it processes and returns to each community and gov...
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Judge: Summer trial for Chicago officer in McDonald caseMar 28, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge says trial will begin this summer for a Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald. C...
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Hearings planned ahead of automatic voter registrationMar 28, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Board of Elections will hold public hearings on the state's automatic voter registration system before it takes effect this s...
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Illinois local sales tax fee generating more than expectedMar 28, 2018 7:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Revenue's new administrative fee is outpacing budget expectations and has generated almost $50 million during i...
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Poets invited to apply for annual statewide competitionMar 28, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Emerging writers are invited to submit their poetry to the 14th Annual Illinois Emerging Writers Competition. Secretary of State and State Libra...