Articles filed under Illinois
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Twists, themes, sound effects: Jigsaw puzzles for all agesNov 15, 2022 6:00 am - Jigsaw puzzlers found their happy place, and their people, during the pandemic. Puzzling was already a thing, but soon more groups formed on social media, while popular ...
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Illinois voters approve collective bargaining amendmentNov 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois voters have approved an amendment to their state Constitution guaranteeing the right to bargain collectively. The measure in last week's election ...
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Republicans in state House, Senate select new leadersNov 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Hoping to revive their party in Illinois after tough Election Night losses, Republicans on Tuesday met behind closed doors to select their new legislative ...
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Solar farms in 3 states cited for environmental violationsNov 14, 2022 6:00 am - MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Four companies that developed solar energy facilities in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois have agreed to pay a total of $1.3 million for violating con...
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Shannon scores 30 as No. 19 Illinois routs Monmouth 103-65Nov 14, 2022 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Terrence Shannon Jr. had a career-high 30 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 19 Illinois to a 103-65 win over Monmouth on Monday night. Freshma...
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New chief justice says partisanship has no role on state Supreme CourtNov 14, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Mary Jane Theis was sworn in as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court on Monday in a public ceremony, becoming the fourth woman to hold the gavel sin...
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O'Brien wins; Democrats, women increase high court majorityNov 11, 2022 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Appellate Court Justice Mary O'Brien has won election to the state Supreme Court, increasing the court's Democratic majority in a year ...
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The suburban prosecutors taking the lead in the legal battle to topple the SAFE-T ActNov 11, 2022 4:30 am - When more than half of Illinois' state's attorneys go to court in Kankakee County next month in a last-ditch effort to block the controversial SAFE-T Act, the proceeding...
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Democrat Eric Sorensen wins election to U.S. House in Illinois' 17th Congressional DistrictNov 10, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat Eric Sorensen wins election to U.S. House in Illinois' 17th Congressional District. ...
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Illinois man gets 182 years in shooting that paralyzed boyNov 10, 2022 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man has been sentenced to 182 years in prison for his role in a shooting outside a grocery store that wounded seven people, i...