Articles filed under Illinois
-
Special Olympics events called off for TuesdayFeb 01, 2016 12:00 am - The Special Olympics has canceled Tuesday's Winter Games events in Galena in response to anticipated hazardous weather that could make travel dangerous, officials say. ...
-
Concealed carry permit applications drop sharply in the suburbsJan 31, 2016 10:00 pm - The wave of applications to carry a concealed handgun in Illinois slowed significantly in the second year of the program, with thousands fewer people in the suburbs seek...
-
Deadline for health insurance enrollment is tonightJan 31, 2016 6:00 am - Sunday night is the sign-up deadline for subsidized private health insurance under President Barack Obama's health care law. Administration officials say the deadline i...
-
With Rams gone, St. Louis fights to keep federal spy agencyJan 31, 2016 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - The departure of the Rams to Southern California killed a plan to build a $1 billion riverfront stadium to keep the team in St. Louis, making city offic...
-
Rockford home invasion victim was church preschool teacherJan 31, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The 35-year-old woman killed in a west Rockford home invasion and shooting was a church preschool teacher who died while visiting a friend overnigh...
-
Lee County authorities get new leads in woman's 1996 killingJan 31, 2016 6:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in Lee County are following new leads in the unsolved killing of a woman shortly after the 20th anniversary of her death. Amy Todd Fleming...
-
Power plant proposed in Grundy CountyJan 31, 2016 6:00 am - MORRIS, Ill. (AP) - A private company has proposed a $1 billion natural gas-powered energy station in Grundy County in northern Illinois. Construction of the plant could...
-
Rockford home invasion leaves 1 dead, 1 woundedJan 30, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A 35-year-old Rockford woman is dead following a home invasion and shooting that also wounded another woman. Authorities say Treesa Wiley died of a...
-
Illinois seeking sites for summer meals programsJan 30, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Board of Education is seeking sponsors and sites for summer food programs. State Superintendent of Education Tony Smith urged...
-
Illinois man drowns in Missouri lakeJan 30, 2016 6:00 am - CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) - A 48-year-old Illinois man has died in a boating accident at Lake of the Ozarks in south-central Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says R...