Articles filed under Illinois
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Name of Illinois trooper killed in crash added to memorialMay 02, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The name of an Illinois State Police trooper killed in the line of duty has been added to a memorial wall at police headquarters in Springfield....
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Waukegan, Arlington Park advocate for gambling expansion, in different waysMay 02, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Stakeholders in the suburbs that have been advocating for gambling expansion for almost a decade were back at the table Thursday with renewed optimism this...
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'It is over:' Republicans close ranks at Barr hearingMay 01, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - "For me, it is over." With those few words, Sen. Lindsey Graham, the Republican chairman of the Judiciary Committee, set the tone for his party at an e...
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Heavy rains prompt flood warnings in parts of IllinoisMay 01, 2019 7:00 am - LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) - Rivers are swelling in Illinois as heavy rains move across the state, prompting flood warnings and flash flood watches. The National Weather Service...
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Pre-school workers accused of making kids stand nakedMay 01, 2019 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Two workers at a southern Illinois pre-school are accused of making children stand naked in a closet as punishment. Teacher Mary Agbehia of Edwar...
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Suspect in sheriff's shooting, father found deadApr 30, 2019 7:00 am - STERLING, Kan. (AP) - A man suspected in the 2015 disappearance of his girlfriend shot and critically wounded a Kansas undersheriff who attempted to arrest him on a fede...
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Ex-U of I doctoral student pleads guilty to drug traffickingApr 30, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A former University of Illinois mathematics doctoral student has pleaded guilty in a federal drug trafficking case. The (Champaign) N...
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Applications to grow industrial hemp in Illinois availableApr 30, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - There's a new crop in town. Growers wanting to cash in on industrial hemp production for the first time in 80 years have the go-ahead. Gov. J.B....
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Pritzker's graduated income tax gets preliminary Senate OKApr 30, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax plan has received preliminary Senate approval. The Senate Executive Committee voted 13-6 Wednesday to ...
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Illinois lawmakers enter final stretch with big agendaApr 30, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois General Assembly is in its final stretch. Lawmakers return to Springfield on Tuesday with five weeks and an ambitious agenda to go....