Articles filed under Illinois
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Bodies of man, son found in car in rural Winnebago CountyMay 30, 2016 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Northern Illinois police are investigating the deaths of a man and his son after their bodies were found inside a car parked in rural Winnebago Cou...
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Illinois budget 'storm' likely to continueMay 30, 2016 1:00 am - Republicans appear unlikely to agree with Democrats on a spending plan, and Democrats haven't yet agreed with each other as they face a midnight Tuesday deadline to appr...
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Hastert to lose thousands more in pension benefitsMay 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert's pension from his days as a state lawmaker will drop sharply following his federal sentencing last month, according to a letter sent ...
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Illinois Legislature meets Sunday as session's end loomsMay 29, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois legislative leaders are meeting again with Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Sunday to try to settle a dispute that has left the state wi...
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Midwest travel: American masters on display in new Art Institute exhibitMay 28, 2016 7:00 am - Chicago Free falling “America After the Fall: Painting in the 1930s,” a new exhibit opening at the Art Institute of Chicago, features 50 seminal works by Edward Hopper (...
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Ex-fire chief gets jail time for stealing from departmentMay 28, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The former chief of a central Illinois volunteer fire department has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for improperly using department funds to put ...
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Inmate charged with murder in Southern Illinois jail deathMay 28, 2016 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - The only inmate being held with a man who was found dead in a Southern Illinois jail cell has been charged with first-degree murder. The Souther...
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Illinois man dies in police custody after traffic stopMay 28, 2016 7:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has died while being transported by Pekin police after a routine traffic stop. Police spokesman Mike Eeten says the 32-year-old...
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Balmoral Park to re-open to horses for jumping competitionMay 28, 2016 7:00 am - CRETE, Ill. (AP) - Historic Balmoral Park will host horse-jumping events under new ownership starting next spring. The (Tinley Park) Daily Southtown reports (http://trib...
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College-in-prison program offers courses to Danville inmatesMay 28, 2016 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A college-in-prison program through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is offering academic courses to inmates at the Danville prison. ...