Articles filed under Illinois
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Ex-attorney gets 30 years for soliciting ex-wife's murderOct 19, 2016 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A former Will County attorney has been sentenced to 30 years in prison following his conviction of soliciting the murder of his ex-wife. Circuit Judg...
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New law in Springfield bans paying fines with too many coinsOct 19, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Springfield City Council has approved an ordinance limiting payments in coins to $20 and no more than $5 in pennies. The (Springfield) State...
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Bloomington teacher charged with stabbing husband to deathOct 19, 2016 7:00 am - EUREKA, Ill. (AP) - A Bloomington high school teacher has been charged with first-degree murder in her husband's stabbing death. Bond is $1 million for 30-year-old Sarah...
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Illinois State Fair Coliseum closes temporarily for repairsOct 19, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Department of Agriculture officials said they're temporarily closing the Coliseum at the state fairgrounds after engineers discovered s...
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Correction: Bank Robbery Suspect storyOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - In a story that moved Oct. 17 about a series of bank robberies in Illinois and Missouri, The Associated Press erroneously reported the age of a ...
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Illinois will mark end of arena renovation with ceremonyOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois says it will celebrate the end of its nearly three years of renovation work on the State Farm Center with a dedication ...
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Lisle preparing to dedicate new veterans' memorialOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - LISLE, Ill. (AP) - Lisle (LYL') residents have raised more than $115,000 to build a new veterans memorial. The (Arlilngton Heights) Daily Herald reports volunteers are p...
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Chibok leader: 100-plus girls unwilling to leave Boko HaramOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's government is negotiating the release of another 83 of the Chibok schoolgirls taken in a mass abduction two-and-a-half years ago, but mor...
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Memorial planned for Eastern Illinois University studentOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - A memorial service is planned at Eastern Illinois University for a student who died at a fraternity house. According to the Mattoon Journal-Gazet...
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Hand, foot and mouth disease reported on Illinois campusOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois officials say they've seen more than 60 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease among students since the beginning of the semest...