Articles filed under Illinois
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Prosecutors to drop all charges against ex-Rep. Aaron SchockMar 06, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors agreed Wednesday to drop all felony corruption charges against former Rep. Aaron Schock if he pays tens of thousands to the IRS and ca...
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Fire captain dead, 3 hurt in burning Illinois home collapseMar 06, 2019 6:00 am - BETHALTO, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a fire captain has died and three other firefighters were injured following a partial collapse of a burning home in southern Illino...
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Man gets 1 year in jail for abusing woman while on paroleMar 05, 2019 6:00 am - WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) - A man who abused a woman in Hawaii last year was on parole for a domestic battery conviction from Illinois, authorities said. Royce Turner was sen...
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Hospital replacing 3-year-old boy's stolen prosthetic legMar 05, 2019 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A children's hospital in St. Louis is replacing a 3-year-old southern Illinois boy's prosthetic leg that was stolen in a car break-in. Officials ...
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Law enforcement, tollway oppose idea of only rear license plates on vehiclesMar 05, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois law enforcement groups want to pump the brakes on proposed legislation that would do away with a requirement that Illinois cars display a front li...
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Defense alleges misconduct at trials in girl's 1990 slayingMar 04, 2019 6:00 am - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - At three trials over three decades, a convicted thief has testified that he saw Stanley Liggins with 9-year-old Jennifer Lewis shortly before she ...
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2 Illinois men face charges in death of 19-year-old in IowaMar 04, 2019 6:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Police have issued an arrest warrant for a man and arrested another person in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman in Davenport. The Quad...
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Illinois lawmakers plan hearing after 2-year-old's deathMar 04, 2019 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers plan a hearing about the death of a 2-year-old Decatur girl who died from starvation and deprivation. Democratic state Rep. Sue S...
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Illinois bill defines consent for sex education classesMar 04, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois lawmaker has proposed legislation that aims to provide a more comprehensive definition of consent for sex education classes in the s...
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Pritzker: Illinois needs progressive income tax to help the budgetMar 04, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday he doesn't foresee pushing pension obligations onto local municipalities and school districts, but Illinois needs a progressive income tax...