Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois-Kentucky ferry may sink under rising costsJun 23, 2018 7:00 am - CAVE-IN-ROCK, Ill. (AP) - An Ohio River ferry in southeastern Illinois is in danger of shutting down due to a lack of money. The Cave-In-Rock Ferry transports people bet...
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University of Illinois seeks dismissal of free speech suitJun 23, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit by three students who say their rights to free speech, free press and due process we...
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Warren Buffett's son funds central Illinois zoo trainJun 22, 2018 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - It's full steam ahead for a $2 million train track expansion at a zoo in central Illinois thanks to the son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett. ...
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Flooding temporarily shuts down Chicago train lineJun 22, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Flooding in the city's northern suburbs has forced Chicago transportation officials to temporarily shut down a train line. Chicago Transit Authority spoke...
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Illinois' Medicaid hospital-funding plan gets federal OKJun 21, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The federal government has agreed to match billions of dollars in Medicaid funding for Illinois hospitals around the state. Gov. Bruce Rauner sa...
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Supreme Court sales-tax ruling could mean $200M for IllinoisJun 21, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials say that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that retailers must collect sales tax from buyers in other states could mean more than $200 milli...
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Last 7 weeks have been historically wet in ChicagoJun 21, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago is making some soggy history. The National Weather Service says more rain - 12.411 inches - has fallen in the city since May 1 than has ever falle...
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Pension granted to family of dead firefighter challengedJun 21, 2018 7:00 am - BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (AP) - Officials of a northern Illinois village say they will appeal the granting of line-of-duty death benefits to the family of a veteran firefight...
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Deadlocked vote prevents suspension of SIU presidentJun 21, 2018 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University President Randy Dunn survived a vote by the school's board of trustees on Thursday to place him on administrative ...
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Woman diagnosed with West Nile Virus, Illinois calls in CDCJun 20, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has agreed to investigate a confirmed case of West Nile virus in Illinois. The Illinois Departmen...