Articles filed under Illinois
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Man sentenced to 50 years for 13-year-old boy's deathFeb 17, 2017 6:00 am - GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) - A man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old Granite City boy. The Belleville News-Democrat (http://b...
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West Point plant to make 40 armored trucks for PakistanFeb 17, 2017 6:00 am - WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) - Navistar International Corp. has been awarded a $35 million contract to deliver 40 armored vehicles to Pakistan from its Mississippi plant. The ...
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Freeport opens new City Hall in renovated former libraryFeb 16, 2017 6:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - The northern Illinois community of Freeport is celebrating its 162nd anniversary by unveiling a new City Hall. The Journal-Standard reports (http:/...
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Freeport man charged with parents' stabbing deathsFeb 16, 2017 6:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - A Freeport man faces two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents. The (Freeport) Journal-Standard reports (http://bit.ly/2llRmP3...
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Ex-Lake County coroner turns himself in on perjury chargesFeb 16, 2017 6:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Former Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd has turned himself in to face perjury charges. Rudd was indicted Wednesday on charges he lied on nominating ...
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Artifact from African-American unit found at Camp LincolnFeb 16, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Workers replacing a bridge at Camp Lincoln in Illinois found an artifact tied to African-American soldiers who fought with distinction during Wo...
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Utah confirms first case of hantavirus carried by pet ratsFeb 15, 2017 6:00 am - PROVO, Utah (AP) - Utah health officials have confirmed the state's first case of an unusual virus carried by pet rats. Officials said Tuesday the Seoul hantavirus alrea...
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Former SIU president named head of Morthland CollegeFeb 15, 2017 6:00 am - WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (AP) - Former congressman and Southern Illinois University president Glenn Poshard has been named president of Morthland College, a private Christia...
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Fiat temporarily laying off 3,200 Jeep workers in OhioFeb 15, 2017 6:00 am - TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Fiat Chrysler says it will temporarily lay off about 3,200 workers at its assembly complex in Ohio as it shifts Jeep Cherokee production to Illinois....
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Court rejects landowner challenge to Dakota Access pipelineFeb 15, 2017 6:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A district court judge has ruled against 14 Iowa landowners who sued to block the Dakota Access pipeline from crossing their property, concluding...