Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois General Assembly wraps up first week of fall workNov 15, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois General Assembly convenes to conclude the first week of its fall session. The House and Senate on Thursday will continue working th...
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Woman charged with harassing Sens. Durbin, DuckworthNov 15, 2018 6:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois woman has been charged with making more than 200 harassing phone calls to U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth over a five-...
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Survey: Rural economy being hurt by tariffs, low pricesNov 15, 2018 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - For the first time this year, a monthly survey of bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states indicates the regional rural economy is shrinking. ...
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School district administrator accused of eavesdroppingNov 15, 2018 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Eavesdropping charges have been filed against a central Illinois schools administrator who allegedly planned to secretly record a closed session of t...
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Early season storm dumps snow across much of IllinoisNov 15, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An early season snowstorm dumped up to 6 inches of snow in parts of southwestern and central Illinois, causing widespread school closures and so...
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Illinois state trooper guilty of soliciting prostituteNov 15, 2018 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois State trooper who admitted to soliciting a woman to have sex with him has been sentenced to a form of probation and agreed to resign from...
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Prosecutors drop charges against man in SIU student's deathNov 15, 2018 6:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - A special prosecutor has dropped charges against a man whose conviction in the death of a Southern Illinois University student was overturned on...
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Planned Illinois River dam projects will stall barge trafficNov 14, 2018 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning several repairs projects for Illinois River dams that could interrupt barge traffic for much of summer 2...
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Missouri, Illinois bank robbery suspect reaches plea dealNov 14, 2018 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - An Illinois man has pleaded guilty to robbing five Illinois banks as part of a plea deal in which he won't be charged for a sixth robbery in Missouri. ...
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Kansas man pleads guilty in shooting of Illinois officerNov 14, 2018 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to charges he fired the shots in July 2016 that wounded a southern Illinois police officer during a chase. Alex B...