Articles filed under Illinois
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Woman gets 5 years for southern Illinois nursing home arsonJun 15, 2018 7:00 am - CAHOKIA, Ill. (AP) - An East St. Louis woman who set a nursing home where she worked on fire has been sentenced to five years in prison for arson. U.S. Attorney Donald B...
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Man named in fatal Danville police shooting; friends 'angry'Jun 14, 2018 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Friends and relatives of a man fatally shot by Danville police want more information about what happened. Authorities identified the man as a local...
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Kentucky attorney general files sixth opioid lawsuitJun 14, 2018 7:00 am - FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's Democratic attorney general has filed a sixth lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company for deceptive marketing of opioid-based painkille...
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Jury deliberations begin in trial over SIU student's deathJun 14, 2018 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - Jury deliberations are underway in the trial of man charged with first-degree murder in the February 2014 death of a Southern Illinois Universit...
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Illinois Supreme Court's 2nd black justice to be sworn inJun 14, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The second black justice in the Illinois Supreme Court's 170-year history is preparing to take the oath of office. The court announced that P. S...
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Closing arguments set in trial over SIU student's deathJun 14, 2018 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - Closing arguments are set to begin in trial of man charged with first-degree murder in the February 2014 death of a Southern Illinois University...
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Illinois board moves forward with employee step increasesJun 14, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Labor Relations Board is moving forward with giving step increases to unionized state workers. Step increases are automatic raises ...
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Billboard supports UI Chief Illiniwek mascotJun 13, 2018 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A billboard supporting the controversial former mascot of the University of Illinois has resurfaced after a decade-long hiatus. Attorney John Gada...
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Judge rules EPA failing to curb pollution blowing eastJun 13, 2018 7:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A federal judge in New York has ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has violated the federal Clean Air Act by failing to curb ozon...
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Ex-treasurer of Illinois town gets 4-year sentence for theftJun 13, 2018 7:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - The former treasurer of a southern Illinois city has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for embezzling more than $300,000 from the city over a fou...