Articles filed under Illinois
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Conversation on ending cash bail, mandatory minimums beginsFeb 13, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Criminal justice reform is high on Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's agenda this year, but a legislative committee hearing Thursday in Chicago showed that re...
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No injuries or hazards after barges break loose at St. LouisFeb 12, 2020 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Towing vessels are working to gather up several barges that broke away from a fleeting area on the Mississippi River at St. Louis. The U.S. Coast Guard ...
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Southern Illinois man charged; dog suffered chemical burnsFeb 12, 2020 6:00 am - MADISON, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man is facing animal torture and cruelty charges for allegedly spraying a corrosive substance on a dog, causing chemical burns, ...
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State releases $500 million for technology innovation network with 15 hubsFeb 12, 2020 12:00 am - By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday touted statewide benefits he said will result from ...
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Illinois can now test for coronavirus in-state, cutting down wait timesFeb 12, 2020 12:00 am - By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health now has the ability to test for the 2019...
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Illinois man buried in corn, dies inside farm's grain binFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - MORRISONVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has died after becoming buried in corn while working inside a farm's grain bin. David L. Lowis, 61, was pronounced dead...
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Settlement means jewelry shop will give refunds to customersFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho jewelry shop has won a dispute with an insurance company and a weather laboratory over the amount of snow that fell during a holiday...
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Peapod service to end in Illinois; Lake Zurich, Palatine facilities to closeFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - The online grocery delivery service Peapod is leaving Illinois, and facilities in Lake Zurich and Palatine will be closed, its parent company said Tuesday. Ahold Delhaiz...
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Illegal to pump your own gas? New bill would create gas station attendant jobsFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - Remember the days before self-serve when a station attendant would pump gas for you? According to a report on WBBM Newsradio, state Rep. Camille Lilly, a Democrat from C...
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Missouri man wounds girlfriend, kills her teen daughterFeb 10, 2020 6:00 am - GLASGOW VILLAGE, Mo. (AP) - A St. Louis area man has been charged with wounding his girlfriend and fatally shooting her 17-year-old daughter before fleeing the scene wit...