Articles filed under Illinois
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One killed near Ottawa as four tornadoes touch downFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - One person was killed by in a storm system that contained tornadoes wreaking havoc in towns along I-80 and south of it. State Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Pat...
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Cairo housing complex residents report poor conditionsFeb 27, 2017 6:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - Problems persist at a southern Illinois housing complex a year after federal officials stepped in. Residents still report roaches, rats, mold and poor...
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Illinois Tollway eliminating buckets that catch coin tollsFeb 27, 2017 6:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - The large plastic buckets that Illinois Tollway drivers usually toss change into to pay tolls soon will be eliminated. The (Arlington Heights)...
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Duckworth says she'd work with Trump on a 'decent' infrastructure planFeb 27, 2017 12:00 am - Trains, planes and buses weren't the only moving targets U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth and transportation leaders strategized over at a forum Monday. There's also the X Fact...
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Urbana man who killed son pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murderFeb 26, 2017 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his son. Sixty-seven-year-old David Farrell of Urbana ente...
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Illinois man charged in Iowa killing of girl has trial movedFeb 26, 2017 6:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - The third trial of an Illinois man charged with the 1990 killing of a 9-year-old girl in Iowa will not be held in Scott County. The Quad-City Time...
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Tight budget might mean no sheriff's patrols on Rock RiverFeb 26, 2017 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The Winnebago County Sheriff's Department says it may not have enough money to put patrol boats on the Rock River this summer. Sheriff Gary Caruana...
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Authorities shooting deaths of 2 was murder-suicideFeb 26, 2017 6:00 am - HERRIN, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say they believe the shootings deaths of two people in the southern Illinois community of Herrin was a murder-suicide. WSIL-TV (http://bi...
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Zengeler helps to collect dresses so girls can enjoy promFeb 26, 2017 12:00 am - Tom Zengeler, president of Zengeler Cleaners, has been working for 15 years with the Glass Slipper Project, which provides donated gowns to young girls who cannot otherw...
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Springfield police praise new overdose antidote kitsFeb 25, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Springfield police are crediting drug overdose antidote kits issued days ago with helping revive a 33-year-old woman. Springfield officers were ...