Articles filed under Illinois
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. ESTFeb 25, 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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R. Kelly leaves jail after posting $100K in sex abuse caseFeb 25, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail Monday after posting $100,000 bail that allows him to go free while awaiting trial on charges that he sexually abuse...
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Lawyer says R. Kelly to stay jailed until Monday or TuesdayFeb 24, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - R. Kelly, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, won't get out of jail until Monday or Tuesday as confidants scramble to arrange to pay the $1...
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EXCHANGE: Town still haunted by 1969 murder of teensFeb 24, 2019 6:00 am - MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) - It's been 50 years since teenagers Mike Morrison and Debbie Means were murdered near Mascoutah, devastating their families and friends and instill...
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No snow days for Illinois farmers amid winter's challengesFeb 24, 2019 6:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - While many others did not have to work or go to school because of the recent brutal weather, that is not the case for area farmers. Despite bone-chill...
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Today in HistoryFeb 24, 2019 6:00 am - Today in History Today is Sunday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2019. There are 310 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 24, 1942, the SS Struma, a ch...
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EXCHANGE: LOUD Crowd helps Parkinson's patients keep voicesFeb 23, 2019 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Until she joined LOUD Crowd, Diana Bowman couldn't understand why people were ignoring her when she spoke. During the weekly voice therapy session fo...
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Truck inspection turns up suspected cocaine; 2 men arrestedFeb 23, 2019 6:00 am - TOWANDA, Ill. (AP) - Two California men have been arrested after police in eastern Illinois found more than 110 pounds (50 kilograms) of suspected cocaine during a truck...
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Indictments against R. Kelly list 4 victimsFeb 23, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors on Friday charged R&B star R. Kelly with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving four female victims, including three who were...
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Prosecutors paint dark portrait of manipulative R. KellyFeb 23, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors on Saturday painted a dark portrait of a manipulative and sometimes violent R. Kelly, describing how he repeatedly sought out underage girls f...