Articles filed under Illinois
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Man arrested in fatal hit-and-run near CarbondaleDec 08, 2016 6:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in the southern Illinois have arrested a man in last month's fatal hit-and-run accident just outside of Carbondale. Citing a news re...
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Portillo's continues expansion, to open in Champaign next yearDec 08, 2016 5:00 am - Oak Brook-based Portillo's is expected to announce today that it will open a new restaurant in Champaign near the University of Illinois. The restaurant, expected to ope...
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Energy Department grants to fund Illinois CO2 projectsDec 07, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Geological Survey says it has been awarded a pair of federal grants worth a total of more than $12.6 million to try to mitigate...
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Students, researchers to visit S. Illinois for solar eclipseDec 07, 2016 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Students and researchers from Louisiana State University will travel to Southern Illinois University Carbondale for next year's total solar eclip...
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Missouri man gets 40 years for Illinois stabbing deathDec 07, 2016 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Missouri man has been ordered to spend 40 years in prison after having admitted in court that he played a role in the 2015 robbery killing of...
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Judge temporarily blocks Rauner from imposing contract termsDec 07, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A judge in southern Illinois has issued a temporary restraining order to keep Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration from imposing contract terms on...
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Illinois firearm deer harvest down 8.5 percent this yearDec 07, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois hunters harvested about 8.5 percent fewer deer during the seven-day firearm season that ended Sunday compared to last year. The Illinoi...
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2 plead guilty in beating related to Champaign shootingsDec 07, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Two people have pleaded guilty in a September beating near the University of Illinois campus that authorities believe led to the shootings of four pe...
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U of Illinois says no to sanctuary status for immigrantsDec 06, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The president of the University of Illinois says its three campuses cannot legally serve as sanctuaries for immigrant students illegally living in th...
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Longtime state Rep. Franks now leading McHenry County BoardDec 06, 2016 6:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - Longtime state Rep. Jack Franks is moving from Democratic maverick in the Illinois House to leading the heavily Republican McHenry County Board. T...