Articles filed under Illinois
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Lawsuit filed in connection with Mahomet Aquifer gas leakMay 21, 2019 7:00 am - MAHOMET, Ill. (AP) - A second lawsuit has been filed against a gas supplier in connection with a 2016 gas leak in central Illinois that contained private wells. The laws...
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New York in court to bar move of Sheen remains to PeoriaMay 21, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Officials of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria say their counterparts in the Archdiocese of New York are trying to halt the transfer of Archbishop Fulto...
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Tuesday is Crossing Guard Appreciation Day in IllinoisMay 21, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Tuesday is Crossing Guard Appreciation Day in Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker proclaimed the commemoration for the men and women who help young peo...
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Energy legislation 'on the back burner' in SpringfieldMay 21, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As the General Assembly moves toward its May 31 adjournment with issues such as a state budget, graduated income tax, and the legalization of sports gambli...
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State might require fingerprint, higher fee for gun cardMay 21, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinoisans soon may have to be fingerprinted and pay an increased fee to be a licensed gun owner in the state. In the wake of February's shooting that lef...
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State trooper says 'we have to educate the public' on Scott's LawMay 21, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois State Police Lt. Col. David Byrd was the on-call supervisor the night Chicago Fire Department Lt. Scott Gillen was struck and killed while assisti...
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Suspect has gun after arrest, fires shot in police stationMay 20, 2019 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities are trying to determine how a southern Illinois man under arrest was able to bring a gun into a Carbondale police station and fire up...
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Committee to find next head of Southern Illinois UniversityMay 20, 2019 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A 27-person committee has been formed to find the next president of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. SIU has been without a president ...
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Illinois man gets life term for killings of wife, stepsonMay 20, 2019 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A judge has sentenced a northern Illinois man to life in prison for beating his wife and teenage stepson to death with a baseball bat in 2015. Lake...
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Police step up seat-belt enforcement through Memorial DayMay 20, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - It's "border to border" seat-belt enforcement for Illinois police agencies through Memorial Day. Officials from the Departments of Transportatio...