Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois high school chess teams to meet at 1st sectionalsJan 25, 2018 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - High school chess teams from across Illinois will compete in the first sectional competitions this weekend to try to earn a spot in the state fi...
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Man pleads guilty in 2016 death of 8-year-old Olney girlJan 25, 2018 6:00 am - OLNEY, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man accused in the 2016 death of an 8-year-old Olney girl has pleaded guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault. Glenn Ramey, no...
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Sen. Silverstein cleared of sexual harassment by inspectorJan 25, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The inspector general for the Illinois General Assembly says a top state senator did not sexually harass a woman whose legislation he was sponso...
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Suspect charged after police chase in Missouri, IllinoisJan 25, 2018 6:00 am - MOLINE ACRES, Mo. (AP) - An Illinois man is accused of assaulting police and resisting arrest after allegedly ramming a police car and leading police on a two-state chas...
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Art exhibit at University of Illinois explores colonialismJan 25, 2018 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A new multidisciplinary art exhibit at the University of Illinois explores themes of colonialism and discovery through the eyes of an African who ...
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Ex-Bears in mind in bill to ban tackle football for kids under 12Jan 25, 2018 12:00 am - Should pre-teens be prohibited from playing on tackle football teams? State Rep. Carol Sente says yes, and on Thursday she called for a ban for children under 12 in a bi...
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Erika Harold to address Schaumburg-area GOP Jan. 27Jan 25, 2018 12:00 am - Republican Illinois attorney general candidate and Miss America 2003 Erika Harold will address the Schaumburg Township Republican Organization at its monthly breakfast m...
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2nd man held in deadly bank holdup pleads guilty to chargesJan 24, 2018 6:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man has pleaded guilty to taking part in a 2014 attempted bank robbery during which two women were killed. Otha Don Watkins of Ca...
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1 dead in Illinois after attempt to clear clogged drainJan 24, 2018 6:00 am - GRAND TOWER, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in southern Illinois say a man is dead after mixing drain cleaner with bleach in an attempt to clear a clogged drain. ...
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Investigation finds man killed in mine was seeking crystalsJan 24, 2018 6:00 am - BUFFALO, Iowa (AP) - A federal investigation has concluded a worker wasn't following safety protocols when he was killed last year in a limestone mine collapse in Scott ...