Articles filed under Illinois
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Auditorium renovated for $3M on sale to city for $100Feb 04, 2016 6:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - An auditorium with $3 million in renovations is for sale for $100. The Carthage City Council has approved buying the structure from Carl Sandberg ...
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Jury to resume deliberations Friday in ex-prosecutor's trialFeb 04, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois state prosecutor trying to win a first-degree murder conviction against a former local prosecutor in his wife's 2006 death told jurors Qu...
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Illinois school funding will be topic for legislative panelFeb 04, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan is forming a legislative panel to discuss changes to how Illinois funds its schools. Madigan says the b...
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Santorum departure reunites couple in Rubio campFeb 04, 2016 12:00 am - Republican Rick Santorum's exit from the presidential race this week means no repeat of the suburban campaign rallies four years ago by the graduate of Carmel Catholic H...
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Illini's Malcolm Hill scores 32, Illinois beats Rutgers 110-101 in 3OTFeb 04, 2016 12:00 am - PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Malcolm Hill scored 10 of his 32 points from the free throw line in the third overtime and Illinois outlasted Rutgers 110-101 on Wednesday night, exte...
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Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville sets enrollment recordFeb 03, 2016 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is seeing record enrollment this spring, while numbers are down or holding steady at community colleg...
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Former Pinckneyville bookkeeper admits to stealing $450KFeb 03, 2016 6:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A former bookkeeper for a small southern Illinois fire protection district has admitted to stealing more than $450,000 in taxpayer money. Tammy Kelle...
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Illinois universities plan more cuts among budget impasseFeb 03, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The lack of a state budget is continuing to affect state universities in Illinois, with some schools planning additional cuts to staff or classes. Ea...
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Illinois medical marijuana patients now number 4,400Feb 03, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is continuing to approve patients to use medical marijuana, with about 400 more approval letters sent in January. The Illinois Departme...
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Sotomayor to speak at University of IllinoisFeb 03, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will appear at a public event next month at the University of Illinois in Champaign. The university's C...