Articles filed under Illinois
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Drunken driver gets 13 years for hitting Illinois trooperDec 01, 2016 6:00 am - MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) - A woman driving without a license because of previous drunken driving offenses who struck and critically injured an Illinois state trooper has been ...
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U. of Illinois to study 'sanctuary' status for immigrantsNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A University of Illinois working group will study legal ramifications of making the campus a sanctuary for students living in the U.S. without legal ...
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Union contract extension means no Peoria bus disruptionsNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A union contract extension has averted possible immediate disruption of transit services in the Peoria area. CityLink, or the Greater Peoria Mass Tra...
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Illinois man pleads not guilty in missing woman's deathNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - HENNEPIN, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man has pleaded not guilty to charges in connection with the death of a missing woman whose body was found in a shallow grave. The (LaS...
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Last-minute Exelon subsidy plan goes to Illinois House floorNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A massive plan to bolster Illinois' nuclear industry and expand energy efficiency programs will get a House floor vote Thursday on the final day...
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Illinois House OKs symbolic measure opposing tax increaseNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois house has approved a symbolic measure expressing opposition to passing an income-tax increase during a lame-duck session when fewer...
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Protesting woman arrested at Iowa Utilities Board buildingNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A woman has been arrested after protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline at the Iowa Utilities Board building in Des Moines and demanding a meet...
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Missouri college on lockdown for 2 hours after gun on campusNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - CANTON, Mo. (AP) - Police say someone pointed a gun at a student on the campus of Culver-Stockton College, prompting officials to place the school on lockdown for two ho...
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Ex-Aurora man gets 48-year term in ex-girlfriend's killingNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A DuPage County judge has sentenced a former Aurora man to 48 years in prison for the 2014 killing of his ex-girlfriend. DuPage County prosecutors s...
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Caretakers of disabled Illinois residents could get OT payNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois General Assembly approved a measure allowing home health care workers to get overtime pay for work over 40 hours a week. The 68-42 ...