Articles filed under Illinois
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Judge refuses to toss evidence in China scholar's kidnappingJan 15, 2019 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A federal judge in central Illinois has denied defense motions to suppress evidence in the case of a 28-year-old man charged in the kidnapping and ki...
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AP News in Brief at 9:01 p.m. ESTJan 15, 2019 6:00 am - UK's May faces no-confidence vote after Brexit plan crushed LONDON (AP) - British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the Eu...
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Illinois starts second year of private school scholarshipsJan 15, 2019 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Nearly 5,500 students who received scholarships last year through Illinois' taxpayer-funded private school scholarship program will have to apply a...
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Police chief calls bi-state chase the 'craziest' he's seenJan 15, 2019 6:00 am - ST. ANN, Mo. (AP) - Two people have been charged in a St. Louis area police chase that ended in a crash that left an officer with a concussion and a fractured chin. The ...
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Rauner reduces prison term for man who killed grandparentsJan 15, 2019 6:00 am - LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) - Former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has reduced the 75-year prison sentence for a central Illinois man convicted in 1996 of fatally shooting his grand...
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Gov. Pritzker gives Democrats near-record power in IllinoisJan 14, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Billionaire J.B. Pritzker took the oath Monday as Illinois governor, giving Democrats nearly unprecedented power at the Statehouse after four ye...
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Firefighters cleaning chemical spill at U of Illinois campusJan 14, 2019 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois officials say crews are cleaning a chemical spill at the Urbana-Champaign campus' Beckman Institute . School officials said ab...
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McSweeney vows to continue push for suburban consolidation plan despite vetoJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - State Rep. David McSweeney pledged Monday to reintroduce a plan to make it easier for McHenry County voters to abolish local townships after it was vetoed by outgoing Go...
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Gov. Pritzker gives Democrats near-record power in IllinoisJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Billionaire J.B. Pritzker took the oath Monday as Illinois governor, giving Democrats nearly unprecedented power at the Statehouse after four years of divi...
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Applications open Tuesday for state tax credit scholarshipsJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Suburban parents seeking to send their children to private schools this fall can apply for scholarships through Empower Illinois starting Tuesday. This is the second yea...