Articles filed under Illinois
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Police: 1 dead, 1 injured in Champaign shootingMay 15, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Police in Champaign say one man is dead and another injured after an early morning shooting. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2...
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Judge approves settlement in suit on mentally ill inmatesMay 15, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A federal judge in Peoria has approved a settlement between the Illinois state prison system and lawyers for 11,000 mentally ill prisoners who allege...
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Elk Grove CEO back in the saddle for charity rideMay 15, 2016 1:00 am - Chip Miceli, president and CEO of Des Plaines Office Equipment in Elk Grove Village, bought a three-wheeler. Not a tricycle for a kid. A three-wheeled motorcycle for a c...
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Elgin fire, police see overtime spending riseMay 14, 2016 7:00 am - ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - The police and fire departments in Elgin outspent their budgets in 2015 by more than $700,000 due to overtime costs. According to the (Arlington Heigh...
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U of Illinois aims to keep psychiatrists with residencyMay 14, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign is creating a residency program in general psychiatry to tempt some of its graduat...
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Today in HistoryMay 14, 2016 7:00 am - Today is Saturday, May 14, the 135th day of 2016. There are 231 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 14, 1948, according to the current-era calend...
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Central Illinois vets recommend dog flu vaccineMay 14, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Veterinarians in Central Illinois are recommending dog owners consider getting their pets vaccinated against the flu. The Journal Star in Peoria says...
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Missouri man gets 25 years in Illinois murder-for-hire plotMay 13, 2016 7:00 am - CARTHAGE, Ill. (AP) - A Missouri man has pleaded guilty in Illinois to trying to hire someone to kill a 4-year-old girl to prevent her from testifying against him in a s...
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Energy industries ask Illinois lawmakers for assistanceMay 13, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The nuclear, coal and renewable-energy industries are vying for the attention of Illinois lawmakers with just a few weeks left in the session. T...
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Cemetery where Lincoln rests will be holiday gathering spotMay 13, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The cemetery where Abraham Lincoln is buried will take on a role it played in decades past this Memorial Day weekend. Springfield Mayor Jim Lang...