Articles filed under Illinois
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Opening statements scheduled in ex-prosecutor's retrialMar 01, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Opening statements are scheduled in the retrial of a former Illinois prosecutor charged with first-degree murder in the death of his first wife....
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Chicago's lack of snow in 2017 sets 146-year recordMar 01, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago hasn't logged any snow on the ground in January or February for the first time in the 146 years that the National Weather Service has been keeping...
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Second person dies as tornado devastates tiny NaplateMar 01, 2017 12:00 am - Henry Horne was delivering newspapers Tuesday afternoon in Naplate when an alert came on the radio about a possible tornado a few miles to the east, near Marseilles. The...
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App helps visitors explore, support Illinois historic sitesFeb 28, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Visitors to Illinois historic sites may now use an online app to learn more about the sites or donate to them. The Illinois Historic Preservatio...
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Illinois honoring service members killed in Desert StormFeb 28, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is honoring men and women from the state who died while serving in Operation Desert Storm. The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs...
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Rauner simplifies job-application program in case of strikeFeb 28, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration has made it easier to find temporary workers in case a major public-employee union strikes. The American Fede...
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Ottawa firefighter charged in 11-year-old murder caseFeb 28, 2017 6:00 am - OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) - A LaSalle County grand jury has indicted an Ottawa, Illinois firefighter on first-degree murder charges in the 2006 death of his wife. Kenneth Cusick...
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Opening argument scheduled in ex-prosecutor's murder retrialFeb 28, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A jury has been selected in the retrial of a former Illinois prosecutor charged with first-degree murder in the death of his first wife. Former ...
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Thief breaks into coin machine with track hoe in O'FallonFeb 28, 2017 6:00 am - O'FALLON, Ill. (AP) - An early-morning thief in southwestern Illinois has taken an 80,000-pound track hoe from a road construction project to break open a coin machine a...
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Deer meat donations help fight hunger in Pike County, Ill.Feb 28, 2017 6:00 am - BARRY, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois hunting program is helping to feed the hungry in Pike County. The (Quincy) Herald-Whig reported last week that Access Illinois Outdoors re...