Articles filed under Illinois
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State seeking after-school ideas for $12M federal grantDec 19, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Board of Education is seeking proposals for $12 million in federal grant funding for afterschool programs serving large low-i...
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Illinois woman sentenced in infant son's asphyxiation deathDec 19, 2017 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A south central Illinois woman has been sentenced to four years of probation in the asphyxiation death of her 2-month-old son in a crowded, tra...
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52-year-old Illinois judge dies a few weeks into new jobDec 19, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A 52-year-old Illinois appellate judge has died unexpectedly just weeks into his new job on the bench. The Sangamon County coroner's office says...
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Settlement allows Rockford officer to retireDec 19, 2017 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A settlement agreement has been reached that will allow a Rockford police officer who was involved in the 2009 police shooting death of an unarmed ...
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Man gets life in prison in death of Illinois college studentDec 19, 2017 6:00 am - CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) - A St. Louis man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing an Illinois college student who was lured to a remote area under the ...
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Illinois joins communications network for first respondersDec 18, 2017 6:00 am - WHEELING, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has decided to join dozens of other states in a national communications network for first responders. Gov. Bruce Rauner announced Monday t...
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Charleston woman accused in son's death pleads not guiltyDec 18, 2017 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - A 22-year-old woman who's been ordered to stand trial in the first-degree murder of her 2-year-old son has pleaded not guilty. Th...
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Granite City husband, wife found dead after house fireDec 18, 2017 6:00 am - GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a Granite City husband and wife were found dead after a fire at their home. The Madison County Coroner's Office identified the ...
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Alton state representative Beiser officially steps downDec 18, 2017 6:00 am - ALTON, Ill. (AP) - Illinois state Rep. Dan Beiser of Alton says he's officially stepping down to spend more time with his family. Beiser announced in August that he woul...
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Officials: Computers, TVs damaged at UIS over weekendDec 18, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Campus officials say several televisions, computers and other electrical equipment at the University of Illinois Springfield was either damaged ...