Articles filed under Illinois
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Champaign extends moratorium on video gambling until JanuaryJun 24, 2017 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The city of Champaign has extended its moratorium on new video-gambling machines until Jan. 23. The original moratorium was scheduled to expire Ju...
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Man spared the death penalty for murder dies in prison at 74Jun 24, 2017 7:00 am - PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) - A 74-year-old man initially sentenced to death for killing a central Illinois woman in 1983 has died in prison. Patrick Wright died on May 5 at the ...
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Illinois State Fair to offer mobile ticketing, parking passJun 23, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Visitors to this year's Illinois State Fair will be able to buy tickets and parking passes online and have the tickets scanned at the gate on th...
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Broken Illinois line dumping sewage into Mississippi RiverJun 23, 2017 7:00 am - GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a sewer line in southern Illinois broke last month and daily is dumping about 2 million gallons of storm water and sewage into ...
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Gov. Rauner, Democrats meeting again to try to reach budget dealJun 23, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Legislature is holding another day of a special session with Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic leaders still at odds over...
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Southeastern Illinois College receives $2.5M donationJun 22, 2017 7:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - Southeastern Illinois College has received a $2.5 million donation for a new art museum on its Harrisburg campus. SIC President Jonah Rice announ...
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Court date reset in Vegas for Illinois child killing suspectJun 22, 2017 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - A court hearing was reset for a 34-year-old man suspected of killing his young daughter in Illinois, forcing his wife into prostitution in Las Vegas and...
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Lawmakers still divided over budget after 2nd session dayJun 22, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers remain deeply divided after the second day of a special session aimed at approving a state budget. The Democrat-controlled Ho...
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State warns Illinois residents about rabid animalsJun 22, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois residents are being warned to beware of rabid animals after more than two dozen rabid bats have been reported in the state this year. I...
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Ex-lawmaker serving 8 years in prison for child porn diesJun 21, 2017 7:00 am - ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois state representative who pleaded guilty to child pornography charges has died in prison. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons says Keith Farnh...