Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker brings in new tollway boardFeb 28, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker put his own stamp on the Illinois tollway Thursday, sweeping out the former board of directors after concerns about "corruption" at the agency involvi...
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Passengers injured during Hawaii lava boat tour file suitFeb 27, 2019 6:00 am - HILO, Hawaii (AP) - A group of sightseers injured by a "lava bomb" during a boat tour in Hawaii have filed a lawsuit. The suit was filed on the Big Island against Lava O...
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Decatur mother pleads not guilty in death of 2-year-oldFeb 27, 2019 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois woman accused in the death of her 2-year-old daughter has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges. Twanka L. Davis of D...
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Illinois officials gear up for southern Illinois floodingFeb 27, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials staffing the state Emergency Operations Center in Springfield will be monitoring flooding in southern Illinois and will prepare to dep...
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Suspect in multiple slayings pleads not guilty to chargesFeb 26, 2019 6:00 am - YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - An Arizona man who authorities say has been linked by DNA to the slayings of four women at truck stops in Ohio and Illinois during the 1990s has ...
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Injured pipeline protester argues for lawsuit to proceedFeb 26, 2019 6:00 am - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A New York City woman severely injured while protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota says she deserves an opportunity to gather m...
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First woman named Illinois state schools superintendentFeb 26, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A 30-year Illinois public schools veteran has been named Illinois state schools superintendent. Carmen Ayala (eye-YAH'-lah) was introduced Tuesd...
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. ESTFeb 26, 2019 6:00 am - Australian Cardinal Pell convicted of molesting 2 choirboys MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The most senior Catholic cleric ever charged with child sex abuse has been convic...
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Wisconsin man indicted in death of Illinois trooper Christopher LambertFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday announced an indictment against the Wisconsin man they say caused the January accident on I-294 that claimed the life of Illinois Stat...
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WIU history professor examines dockworkers' power in bookFeb 25, 2019 6:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - A Western Illinois University history professor has published a book on the power dockworkers have shown over time in the struggle for racial equalit...