Articles filed under Illinois
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Man who strangled mother facing extended prison termMay 03, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A sentencing date is set for a Champaign, Illinois man who pleaded guilty to murdering his mother in their home in December. Richard Stover faces a 6...
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UMaine receives $1 million pledge for engineering centerMay 03, 2018 7:00 am - ORONO, Maine (AP) - An Illinois packaging company has pledged $1 million to help build a new engineering center for the University of Maine. Packaging Corporation of Ame...
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Proposal would let Illinois veterans groups gambleMay 03, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois bill would allow veterans organizations to install gambling machines in communities that would otherwise prohibit them. The proposed...
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Severe storms bring large hail, wind damage to IllinoisMay 03, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Strong storms moving across the Midwest brought up to 3-inch hail and wind gusts of more than 65 mph to Illinois. The National Weather Service says more s...
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Northwestern marks 50th anniversary of major black protestMay 02, 2018 7:00 am - EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Northwestern University is celebrating the 50th anniversary of a major protest by African-American students. The protest captured national attentio...
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Police seeking owner of bull found wandering EdwardsvilleMay 02, 2018 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Police say no owner has come forward to claim a bull found wandering in an Edwardsville neighborhood earlier this week. Police received calls a...
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Minor Iowa flooding expected as Mississippi River risesMay 02, 2018 7:00 am - DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - Forecasters say snowmelt and heavy rains are expected to send the Mississippi River above flood stage along most of Iowa. Warnings for minor floodin...
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Schoolchildren raise $18K in pennies for Lincoln documentMay 02, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Schoolchildren in central Illinois and their spare pennies have ensured that a piece of Abraham Lincoln history will return home for the Illinoi...
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Men charged in mosque bombing hit with additional chargesMay 02, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A federal grand jury in central Illinois has returned a superseding indictment of four men already facing weapons charges. Three of the men are await...
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5 convicted of theft of more than 60 guns in MissouriMay 02, 2018 7:00 am - POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) - Five men have been convicted of stealing more than 60 firearms from a southeast Missouri gun dealer. The U.S. attorney's office announced Tuesda...