Articles filed under Illinois
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Madigan, Democrats losing House supermajorityNov 08, 2016 6:00 pm - The Democrats' supermajority in the state House is on its way out. That means Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner doesn't have to worry about the Democrats overriding his vetoe...
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Duckworth ousts Kirk with huge margin in Senate contestNov 08, 2016 6:00 pm - In a race that gained national attention, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a wounded war veteran and rising star of the Democratic Party, easily won a hotly contested race with inc...
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St. Charles' first video gambling machines running after banNov 08, 2016 6:00 am - ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) - Several St. Charles establishments are hosting video gambling machines about a year after the city reversed its ban on the activity. The Daily H...
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Thin peaks: Britons grumble as Toblerone chocolate shrinksNov 08, 2016 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - More valleys, fewer peaks: The maker of Toblerone Swiss chocolate has widened the spaces in some of its iconic, triangle-array bars, offering about 10 perc...
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Accident leaves Illinois hunter upside down for 2 hoursNov 07, 2016 6:00 am - PUTNAM, Ill. (AP) - Conservation police say a central Illinois hunter is lucky to be alive after a tree stand accident left him dangling upside down for nearly two hours...
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George Soros sinks $9.6 million in law enforcement racesNov 07, 2016 6:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Liberal hedge-fund tycoon George Soros has poured $9.6 million into local law enforcement races across the country in a bid to remake the criminal justice...
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Man pleads guilty in dismemberment of Champaign womanNov 07, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - One of six defendants facing charges in the dismemberment of a Champaign woman has pleaded guilty to dismembering her body. Champaign County State...
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Can you use your cellphone while voting?Nov 07, 2016 12:00 am - Do you have a cheat sheet of candidates you are voting for stored on your cellphone? Consider writing that on a piece of scratch paper instead, because some polling plac...
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2 teenagers killed in Kane County traffic collisionNov 06, 2016 6:00 am - GENEVA, Ill. (AP) - Officials in Kane County say they are continuing to investigate a weekend traffic collision that left two teenagers dead. In a news release the count...
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Training academy teaches how to spot abuseNov 06, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois Springfield and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services have announced the launch of a new training a...