Articles filed under Illinois
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Kansas man's Illinois contract killing plot charges droppedApr 26, 2017 7:00 am - SALINA, Kan. (AP) - Prosecutors have dismissed charges against one of three Kansas men accused in an Illinois contract-killing plot. The Salina Journal (http://bit.ly/2q...
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19-year-old man convicted of murder in 11-year-old's deathApr 26, 2017 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Prosecutors say a southern Illinois judge has convicted a 19-year-old man of murder in the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy. Madison County...
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Experts recommend changes to improve diversity at universityApr 26, 2017 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois officials say a team of outside experts has issued a report with suggestions for improving diversity and inclusion on campu...
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Card draw determines winner of Rockford school board raceApr 26, 2017 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Despite the casting of 517 votes to determine who would sit on the Rockford, Illinois school board, it took the drawing of a card to decide the win...
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Suburban school leaders to lawmakers: Just give us a state budgetApr 26, 2017 5:00 am - Some school superintendents have begged for years for a fix to Illinois' school funding distribution, saying it shortchanges schools with more low-income students. But n...
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Teams using dogs, drones to look for missing Joliet toddlerApr 26, 2017 1:00 am - JOLIET - Authorities are going door-to-door, using bloodhounds and drones in a northern Illinois community in search of a missing 1 1/2-year-old girl. The Will County Sh...
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State Fair foundation seeks 'Illinoisan of the Day' nomineesApr 25, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Fair is looking for Illinoisans worthy of an honor at this summer's fair. Officials with the Illinois State Fair Museum Found...
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Illinois athletic director talks department budgetApr 25, 2017 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign athletic director says his department was operating at about a $6.2 million deficit in 2016, with both...
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Actor Nick Offerman to give Illinois' commencement addressApr 25, 2017 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Nick Offerman of the NBC hit comedy series "Parks and Recreation" will be the University of Illinois' commencement speaker. The actor, humorist, a...
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Illinois prison on lockdown after assault that injured staffApr 25, 2017 7:00 am - MENARD, Ill. (AP) - A weekend assault at a southern Illinois prison that resulted in injuries has led to the transfer of several inmates to other institutions. A Departm...