Articles filed under Illinois
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Higher education officials say guardianship scam is not widespread problemAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Officials from several public universities in Illinois told a panel of state lawmakers Thursday they do not believe there is widespread abuse of court-ordered ...
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State political leaders say Blagojevich needs to stay in prisonAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois political leaders from both parties on Thursday said former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich should remain in prison despite Republican U.S. Presid...
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Remember when Trump fired Blagojevich over Harry Potter?Aug 08, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story originally was published on March 3, 2016. Reports that President Donald Trump might commute former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's senten...
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Illinois State Fair officials unveil popular butter cowAug 07, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials are showcasing one of the most popular attractions of the Illinois State Fair. The butter cow was unveiled Wednesday afternoon at the ...
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Slain Chinese scholar's dad says her body may never be foundAug 07, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The father of a slain Chinese scholar who begged his daughter's killer to reveal what he did with her remains said Wednesday that after learning her ...
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Trump tells reporters he's likely to commute Blagojevich's sentenceAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Wednesday that he is likely to commute former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's sentence. Blagojevich has served about hal...
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House hearing Thursday to focus on how parents are exploiting financial aid loopholeAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Two Illinois House committees will hold a joint hearing today in Chicago on the subject of wealthy parents who put their teenage children into guardianship to qualify fo...
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Springfield memorial ceremony honors state trooper from AntiochAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Police, family members and dignitaries gathered Wednesday to honor Trooper Gerald Ellis, an Antioch resident who killed was in the line ...
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Ohio shooter said to have wrestled with dark thoughtsAug 06, 2019 7:00 am - DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - A man who fatally gunned down nine people outside a Dayton, Ohio, bar had long wrestled with mental illness that manifested itself in a fascination w...
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Federal charges ramp up pressure on R. Kelly to make dealAug 06, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - R. Kelly couldn't be faulted if he felt some confidence he could beat the sex charges brought by Cook County prosecutors earlier this year. He had beaten ...