Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois man pleads not guilty to killing man with carOct 28, 2015 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A 37-year-old eastern Illinois man has pleaded not guilty to aggravated drunk-driving in the death of a man struck by a car in a backyard. Accordin...
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A timeline of events in Dennis Hastert's life and careerOct 28, 2015 1:00 am - Before he was indicted in May, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was known primarily for rising from political obscurity in rural Illinois to the nation's third-highes...
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Hastert guilty, prosecutors seek up to 6-month sentenceOct 28, 2015 1:00 am - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty today to violating federal banking laws in exchange for prosecutors recommending a prison sentence of zero to six...
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Hastert took responsibility for Mark Foley sex scandal in 2006Oct 28, 2015 1:00 am - Nine years ago this month, U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert approached a news conference microphone outside his Batavia office, ready to address a scandal that threatened his...
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Correction: County Gun Ordinance storyOct 27, 2015 7:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - In a story Oct. 25 about gun ordinances in Lee County, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the county lacks a gun ordinance. It has gun ord...
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Man convicted in shooting death of 12-year-old Quincy boyOct 27, 2015 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A jury in western Illinois convicted a 20-year-old man of murder in the March shooting death of a 12-year-old Quincy boy. Jurors took less than 90 mi...
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Peoria woman gets 24 years for boyfriend's stabbing deathOct 27, 2015 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A Peoria woman has been sentenced to 24 years in prison in her boyfriend's stabbing death. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/1LZYUx0 )...
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Plea hearing set in East St. Louis strip club killingOct 27, 2015 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A plea hearing is scheduled for an East St. Louis strip club bouncer charged with killing a customer with his pickup truck and beating a danc...
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Ferguson names 3 finalists for city manager postOct 27, 2015 7:00 am - FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) - The St. Louis suburb where last year's police shooting death of Michael Brown launched the "Black Lives Matter" movement has narrowed its search for...
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Federal grant means Mississippi River bridge to be replacedOct 27, 2015 7:00 am - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A $10 million federal grant means an old bridge over the Mississippi River can finally be replaced along the Missouri and Illinois border. The...