Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois man gets 55 years in prison for killing his motherJun 27, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A Champaign, Illinois, man who pleaded guilty to murdering his mother in their home has been sentenced to 55 years in prison. Champaign County Judge ...
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Sculpture commemorating Hemingway's Michigan ties is missingJun 27, 2018 7:00 am - BEAVER ISLAND, Mich. (AP) - A sculpture that's part of an effort to commemorate author Ernest Hemingway's ties to northern Michigan is missing from outside a library whe...
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Illinois state trooper charged with soliciting prostituteJun 27, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois State Police trooper has been charged with official misconduct for allegedly soliciting while on duty someone he believed to be a prostit...
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Former youth basketball coach pleads guilty to sex offensesJun 27, 2018 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - A former central Illinois girls youth basketball coach has pleaded guilty to sexual assault charges involving two former players. Fifty-four-year...
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Supreme Court deals big setback to labor unions in Illinois caseJun 27, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that government workers can't be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, d...
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High court rules against Calif. crisis pregnancy center lawJun 26, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday effectively put an end to a California law that forces anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers to provide information about...
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Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in IllinoisJun 26, 2018 7:00 am - June 21, 2018 Belleville News-Democrat Illinois losing workers; we are, too, plus getting older Illinois is losing its workforce and the population is getting older, acc...
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Major Civil War re-enactment to take place in Lake CountyJun 26, 2018 7:00 am - WAUCONDA, Ill. (AP) - Union and Confederate soldiers will take to the battlefield this weekend. In a news release, the Lake County Forest Preserves says the largest Civi...
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Illinois State Museum to launch bicentennial exhibitJun 26, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Museum is launching a new exhibit featuring rare artifacts to celebrate the state's bicentennial. The Bicentennial and Beyond...
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Illinois-Kentucky ferry gets reprieve from possible shutdownJun 26, 2018 7:00 am - CAVE-IN-ROCK, Ill. (AP) - A longtime Ohio River ferry will continue operating between Illinois and Kentucky this summer as officials work on long-term options. The Cave-...