Articles filed under Illinois
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Friends plan motorcycle rally to honor northern Illinois manJun 14, 2016 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Friends of a northern Illinois man who was killed in a motorcycle crash have organized a ride to honor his life and criticize the lenient sentence gi...
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Treasurer: Budget fight cuts monthly investment profit $2.6MJun 14, 2016 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Illinois loses about $2.6 million each month in investment income because of the state budget impasse, Treasurer Michael Frerichs said Tuesday describing how h...
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Dold calls for gun control; Schneider respondsJun 14, 2016 1:00 am - The attack on Orlando's Pulse nightclub has rekindled a spat between Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold and Democrat Brad Schneider over guns after Dold reiterated his suppor...
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Illinois lineman Clements faces charge from fight at partyJun 13, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois football player Jarrod "Chunky" Clements has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor battery stemming from a fight at a party in March and has ...
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Urbana father charged in son's shooting deathJun 13, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An Urbana man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his son. According to The News-Gazette in Champaign (http://bit.ly/1tsUmtw ), 66-...
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Illinois lawmakers react to Orlando attacksJun 13, 2016 1:00 am - The Orlando attacks dominated political conversations Monday, and the Daily Herald asked local members of Congress "what specific state or federal policy proposals will ...
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Yorkville set to produce more SkittlesJun 13, 2016 1:00 am - More than 137 million Skittles candies are made every day in the United States, according to candymaker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. About 57 million of those are made in Yorkvi...
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Rauner also accusing attorney general of 'creating crisis'Jun 12, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget fight with House Speaker Michael Madigan is well known across Illinois. But the Republican now is seeking to extend t...
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McClean County authority claims Open Meetings Act violationsJun 12, 2016 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The McClean County State's Attorney has requested the Illinois attorney general's office investigate alleged violations of the state's open meet...
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State, local leaders react to Orlando nightclub attackJun 12, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner ordered flags flown at half staff at state facilities until sunset Thursday in recognition of the victims of Sunday's shooting in Orlando, ech...