Articles filed under Illinois
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Democrat logs 35K miles in long-shot bid in Trump territorySep 05, 2018 7:00 am - REDMOND, Ore. (AP) - One of the largest U.S. congressional districts voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump in 2016, yet an Oregon Democrat campaigning against a Republic...
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Man pleads guilty in death during kidnap of lottery winnerSep 05, 2018 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has pleaded guilty to murder charges in the death of a man during a kidnapping that authorities say stemmed from trying t...
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Southern Illinois University sees continued enrollment dropSep 05, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Enrollment is continuing a steep decline at Southern Illinois University's Carbondale campus, with nearly 12 percent fewer students this fall sem...
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDTSep 05, 2018 7:00 am - Trump rips searing Times op-ed from unnamed senior official WASHINGTON (AP) - In a striking anonymous broadside, a senior Trump administration official wrote an opinion ...
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Kavanaugh's lips sealed on White House subpoenas, pardonsSep 05, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Pressured by Democrats with Donald Trump on their minds, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh rejected repeated requests at Wednesday's Senate confirm...
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Morton man pleads guilty in beating of toddler in his careSep 05, 2018 7:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man faces up to 30 years in prison for beating his 18-month-old niece while babysitting her last summer. Kahlus Adams pleaded guilt...
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Champaign settles 2 lawsuits against police for $3.7MSep 05, 2018 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois city has settled two lawsuits accusing police of wrongdoing for a combined $3.7 million. The Champaign City Council approved the settl...
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Schaumburg panel recommends repeal of 'unenforceable' drone lawSep 05, 2018 5:33 am - A 2015 Schaumburg law banned drones from flying within 100 feet of village-owned property during special events like last weekend's Septemberfest - at least until an Ill...
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Obama speech draws much University of Illinois interestSep 05, 2018 1:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - More than 17 times as many University of Illinois students registered to hear a campus speech by former President Barack Obama as there are seats in ...
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What to watch for as senators consider Kavanaugh nominationSep 04, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is set for a week of marathon hearings before the Judiciary Committee, where senators will drill down into the ju...