Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois treasurer asks Trump to assure banks on marijuanaJan 23, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois treasurer has sent President Donald Trump a letter urging him to give clear guidance to the banking industry about medical marijuan...
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Normal council seeks legal opinion on 45-day gag ruleJan 22, 2017 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois city that restricts speakers at council meetings is seeking advice from the state attorney general. Normal limits speakers to one ...
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Illinois treasurer seeks payout of unclaimed life insuranceJan 22, 2017 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A measure backed by Illinois' treasurer could help ensure that insurance companies have paid out money properly to beneficiaries of life insurance po...
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EXCHANGE: Researcher turning science fiction into realityJan 22, 2017 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - When Gabe Spalding talks about time traveling light waves, holograms and tractor beams, it might sound like the stuff of science fiction. But th...
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More female wrestlers competing in Illinois high schoolsJan 21, 2017 6:00 am - GRANT PARK, Ill. (AP) - Illinois high school sports officials say they're seeing fewer boys but more girls in competitive wrestling. Data from the Illinois High School A...
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Illinois offers free tax preparation to low-income residentsJan 21, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois is offering free income tax preparation and filing for low-income residents. Illinois Department of Human Services Secreta...
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Illinois judge: Ban on shackling child suspects adds costsJan 21, 2017 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A chief judge in Northern Illinois says more officers are needed to comply with an Illinois Supreme Court rule banning the automatic shackling of j...
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Aaron Schock case assigned to federal judge in UrbanaJan 21, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A former federal prosecutor who became a judge in 2013 has been assigned to handle the corruption case against former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock. Th...
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Adams County to allow cameras in courtrooms for coverageJan 20, 2017 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A western Illinois county is the latest jurisdiction to allow cameras in courtrooms as part of the media coverage of some proceedings. The Quincy Her...
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Jurors in southern Illinois find man 'sexually dangerous'Jan 19, 2017 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Prosecutors in southern Illinois say a man will be committed to a state corrections facility after jurors found him to be a sexually dangerous ...