Articles filed under Illinois
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DeKalb man charged with killing girlfriend, hiding bodyJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man is accused of beating and stabbing his girlfriend to death and then hiding her body in a closet for more than a day. Authorit...
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Wright's 'sumac design' on Springfield house to become muralJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A famous Frank Lloyd Wright design will become part of downtown Springfield. Artist Troy Freeman plans to paint the side of a building with a su...
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Northern Illinois man charged in wife's stabbing deathJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - MCHENRY, Ill. (AP) - A 30-year-old northern Illinois man has been charged with fatally stabbing his wife in the throat. McHenry Deputy Police Chief John Birk says Anthon...
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Missouri man accused of interference charge in woman's deathJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri man is accused of interfering with the arrest of one of six men charged with dismembering a once-missing Illinois woman's body. The Colum...
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Former Illinois prosecutor charged with murder out of jailJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - CARTHAGE, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois prosecutor who faces a second murder trial in the death of his first wife was released from jail Tuesday after nearly two years b...
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Man captured after escaping jail by posing as another inmateJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say an inmate at a Washington state jail who escaped by posing as another inmate has been captured in Illinois. The Clark County Sher...
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Illinois lawmakers seek to curb heroin, opioid crisisJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers have passed legislation seeking to curb the state's heroin and opioid crisis. Legislation designed to battle addiction and st...
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Rauner: Crime to spike 'at some point' due to budget impasseJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - OREGON, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says he expects crime will spike "at some point" because the state budget impasse is leading to cutbacks of a juvenile off...
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Efforts underway to save Illinois monarch butterfly habitatsJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Efforts are underway in Illinois to find a way to increase the monarch butterfly habitat in the state. The Illinois Department of Natural Resour...
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Illinois records 1st human case of West Nile virus in 2016Jun 06, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State officials have confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in Illinois this year. The Illinois Department of Public Health said Mond...