Articles filed under Illinois
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3 found dead after shooting at northern Illinois homeSep 08, 2017 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say the deaths of three people found in a northern Illinois home are being investigated as homicides. Police were called to the home in J...
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Judge gives 4 life terms plus 280 years for Rockford murdersSep 08, 2017 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois judge has sentenced a Rockford man to four life terms plus 280 years in prison in the 2014 killings of his ex-girlfriend, her t...
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Illinois secretary of state warns about flood-damaged carsSep 07, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is warning used-car shoppers to beware of automobiles damaged by Hurricane Harvey flooding. White said W...
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Illinois State University sees increase in graduate studentsSep 07, 2017 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Enrollment figures for the fall semester show Illinois State University saw a slight drop in undergraduate students but an increase in graduate stude...
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Former LaSalle County prosecutor hit with misconduct chargesSep 07, 2017 7:00 am - OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) - A special prosecutor has been put on administrative duty after being indicted for official misconduct. Brian Towne was indicted Tuesday in connection...
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Man convicted of student's killing seeks plea withdrawalSep 07, 2017 7:00 am - SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) - A man seeking to withdraw his guilty plea in the 2010 death of a Northern Illinois University student testified Thursday he wasn't "right in the he...
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Man indicted for first-degree murder in parent's deathsSep 07, 2017 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man has been indicted on first-degree murder charges in the deaths of his parents. Keith R. Ritcheson was indicted Thursday ...
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Illinois governor candidate Biss drops socialist running mate from ticketSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - A progressive candidate for governor of Illinois was deserted by endorsers and supporters Wednesday night, after he bowed to pressure and ditched a running mate who had ...
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Central Illinois man gets 55 years for wife's 1990 murderSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - MONTICELLO, Ill. (AP) - A 55-year prison sentence has been handed a central Illinois man in the death of his estranged wife 27 years ago. Gregory Houser was convicted in...
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Illinois judge denies release of man on immigration holdSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois judge has denied a request to free a man from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, despite his lawyers' insistence that h...