Articles filed under Illinois
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Airman found guilty of sex assault in Illinois court-martialApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AP) - An Air Force enlisted man assigned to an elite military unit has been found guilty of sexual assault in a court-martial at Scott Air Fo...
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Illinois village president pleads not guilty to feloniesApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - HEBRON, Ill. (AP) - The president of a small village in Illinois has pleaded not guilty to felony drug possession and firearms charges. Hebron Village President John Jac...
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Man accused of trying to entice children into sexual liasonsApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man who advocated sex between children and adults in online posts has been charged with attempting to solicit children into...
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Volunteer firefighter accused of using cigarettes in arsonsApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - A 20-year-old northern Illinois volunteer firefighter accused of starting five fires allegedly tossed lit cigarettes to spark at least two of the b...
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Illinois transgender student wins boys bathroom accessApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - WILLIAMSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A transgender student at Williamsville High School in central Illinois who was born female but identifies as male will be able to use the men'...
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Dog found tied to Illinois bridge recovering from gun shotsApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - SIBLEY, Ill. (AP) - A dog that was shot and left tied to a bridge in eastern Illinois is improving. Ford County Sheriff Mark Doran says a man walking his own dog near Si...
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Dennis Hastert sentenced to 15 months in prisonApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - Dennis Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison by a federal judge who called him "a serial child molester" and imposed a penalty more than double what prosecutors h...
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U.S. Attorney: Hastert a "broken, humiliated man"Apr 27, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon said U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert's "legacy is gone and in its place is a broken, humiliated man." "That is as it should be," the pr...
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Hastert loses teacher pensionApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - One of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert's pension checks isn't in the mail. The longtime suburban lawmaker has lost his $16,623 annual pension from his time as a...
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Woman takes stand to say Dennis Hastert molested brotherApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - Jolene Burdge has taken the stand at the sentencing hearing for Dennis Hastert, who she says sexually abused her brother when he was equipment manager for Hastert's wres...