Articles filed under Illinois
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State's paying $3.75M after rejecting feds' money, but only $2.4M is going to clinicsJul 26, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced his administration has turned down millions in federal family planning dollars it usually receives due to new rules that he sa...
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Second person found guilty in fatal shooting of teenagerJul 25, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago teenager was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a grandson of Illinois Congressman Danny Davis. The conviction Thursday of 18-y...
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DCFS proposes stricter rules for Illinois foster homesJul 25, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is proposing new rules for licensed foster homes that include vaccination of children an...
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Central Illinois city gets $2.3M for low-emission busesJul 25, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois city is receiving over $2.3 million in federal grants to upgrade its fleet of buses to make them more environmentally friendly. Il...
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Missing Chicago teen turns up in viral video of an attackJul 25, 2019 1:00 am - The screaming cut through the laughter as a group of teenagers attacked the 15-year-old girl. They were all walking through an alley in the South Side of Chicago when, w...
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Woman found guilty in 2016 shooting death of teenJul 24, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago woman has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2016 death of the teenage grandson of Illinois Congressman Danny Davis. The Cook Count...
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Inmates allowed to renegotiate sentences due to fired lawyerJul 24, 2019 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Eight Illinois prison inmates sentenced for low-level felonies were given a chance to renegotiate their cases, which were handled by a former a...
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Newest state laws: Added texting-and-driving penalties, limits on municipal term limitsJul 23, 2019 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker surpassed 100 bills signed as he put his signature on more than 30 new laws last week. They included a measure to increase penalties on ...
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Pritzker signs bills aimed at protecting immigrant youthsJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed two bills into law aimed at protecting immigrant children, just as the Trump administration announced plans to expand ...
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Sun-Times: Kankakee Democrats compare KKK hoods to 'MAGA' hats in Facebook postJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - The Kankakee County Democrats posted - and since deleted - an image to Facebook that compared President Donald Trump's signature "Make America Great Again" hats to hoods...