Articles filed under Illinois
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Former U of Illinois athletic director received fast payoutFeb 05, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Former University of Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas is off the school's payroll and has been since not long after he was fired. Thomas rec...
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Police to Super Bowl revelers: Designate sober driver nowFeb 05, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in Illinois are asking Super Bowl revelers to make plans now for designating a sober driver. Illinois State Police Col. Tad Williams...
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Teacher charged with using app to arrange sex with teenFeb 05, 2016 6:00 am - TROY, Ill. (AP) - A high school math teacher faces felony charges after police in southern Illinois say he used an anonymous social media app to arrange a sexual encount...
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Joliet police department orders 50 more TasersFeb 05, 2016 6:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - The Joliet Police Department is ordering 50 new Tasers with the goal of one day arming all 270 police officers with the device. The Herald-News (bit....
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Inspectors conduct flood damage assessments in KincaidFeb 05, 2016 6:00 am - KINCAID, Ill. (AP) - Residents of a central Illinois community are still assessing damage inflicted by floodwaters from Sangamon River. About 44 homes in the Christian C...
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Man's trial delayed in Kentucky woman's slaying on Ohio roadFeb 05, 2016 6:00 am - LEBANON, Ohio (AP) - A death penalty trial has been postponed until August for an Illinois man charged with kidnapping a Kentucky woman and fatally shooting her along In...
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Video gambling group leader could lose license to run machinesFeb 05, 2016 12:00 am - The president of a statewide group of video gambling machine operators faces having his own license to run the machines revoked. A complaint from the Illinois Gaming Boa...
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Rauner in Naperville to pitch government consolidation billsFeb 05, 2016 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner presented four new bills Friday that he says could save taxpayers money and advance the government consolidation ideas a state task force presented las...
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Decatur fires police chief but does not say whyFeb 04, 2016 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The police chief in the central Illinois city of Decatur has been fired, but city officials aren't saying why. City Manager Tim Gleason said in a ne...
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Rally to push for budget planned at Eastern IllinoisFeb 04, 2016 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Faculty and others plan to rally at Eastern Illinois University as the school prepares to lay off about 200 employees as part of a plan to get th...