Articles filed under Illinois
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Murphysboro hires law student, ex-sergeant as police chiefSep 21, 2016 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - Murphysboro's next police chief is a law student who works in accounting and was a police officer in Alabama. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinois...
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Illinois schools pushed to test water for high lead levelsSep 21, 2016 5:30 am - A group of environmental organizations is pushing for a law that requires elementary schools in Illinois to test for high levels of lead in drinking fountains, sinks and...
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Illinois man charged with kidnapping stepdaughter, babySep 20, 2016 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Prosecutors in southern Illinois have filed kidnapping and child abduction charges against a 39-year-old man they say took his 13-year-old step...
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OSHA cites poultry processor violations, sets $89,000 fineSep 20, 2016 7:00 am - MORTON, Miss. (AP) - A federal workplace safety agency is citing Illinois-based Koch Foods for violations at its chicken processing plant in Morton, Mississippi. The U.S...
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Decatur council eases local punishment for marijuanaSep 20, 2016 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The City Council in Decatur has raised the amount of marijuana someone can possess and still be guilty of no more than a city-code violation punisha...
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'You were part of our team,' sergeant tells Aurora man who plotted to attack Joliet baseSep 20, 2016 1:00 am - Two Aurora cousins claimed they never meant to carry out plans to attack a Joliet National Guard base where one had been stationed. But their own words, caught on video...
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David Gill off ballot, looking to court to put him back onSep 19, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An independent candidate for Illinois' 13th Congressional District seat currently held by Republican Congressman Rodney Davis has been removed f...
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Lloyd Karmeier named chief justice of Illinois Supreme CourtSep 19, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier has been selected by his peers on the state's highest court to be its next chief justice. The stat...
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6-month-old among 3 children, woman killed in Rockford fireSep 19, 2016 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in Rockford say they suspect foul play in the deaths of three children and a woman in a northern Illinois house fire. The Winnebago Cou...
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Joliet man faces life in prison for fatal shootingSep 19, 2016 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A Will County judge has convicted a Joliet man of first-degree murder for gunning down a man in an alley two years ago. Will County State's Attorney ...