Articles filed under Illinois
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Pawnee man sentenced to 45 years in woman's stabbing deathFeb 07, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Sangamon County judge has sentenced a central Illinois man to 45 years in prison for the 2016 stabbing death of a 31-year-old woman. ...
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Small Illinois city looks to install surveillance camerasFeb 07, 2019 6:00 am - HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) - The small western Illinois community of Highland is poised to join the growing number of cities and towns to install surveillance cameras in an eff...
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Former Lindenwood University president placed on leaveFeb 07, 2019 6:00 am - ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) - The president of Lindenwood University's flagship campus in suburban St. Louis has been placed on paid administrative leave but says he's been gi...
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Police: Violent crime in Rockford drops 11 percent in 2018Feb 07, 2019 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Statistics released by the Rockford Police Department show violent crime in the northern Illinois city dropped 11 percent in 2018 compared to the p...
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Pritzker hails Senate's OK of minimum-wage hike to $15/hour in 6 yearsFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate voted Thursday to increase the statewide minimum wage to $15 an hour within six years, quickly advancing a top campaign promise of the ...
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Today in HistoryFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - Today in History Today is Wednesday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2019. There are 328 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reag...
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Ray Bradbury center eyes museum for 'Fahrenheit 451' authorFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Marrying science fiction, space exploration, intellectual freedom and the human heart is no simple feat. But 30,000 pounds of letters, photos, manusc...
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Body found in car belonging to missing Milwaukee teacherFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Authorities are trying to determine the identity of a burned body found in a car belonging to a Milwaukee teacher who has been missing for days. Family ...
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A man and a teen has been charged in Springfield arson fireFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An adult and an alleged teenage accomplice are charged with setting fire to an abandoned central Illinois food processing plant. Twenty-four-yea...
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Ice jam breakups along Kankakee River causing floodingFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - WILMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - An ice jams is breaking up along the Kankakee River in northeastern Illinois and forcing evacuations. The National Weather Service on Wednesday m...