Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois schools warn of closures, layoffs without budgetMay 10, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois superintendents warned of school closures and staff layoffs Tuesday as they implored state lawmakers to pass a budget to give them cert...
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Mom accused in daughter's death is guilty of manslaughterMay 10, 2016 7:00 am - ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) - A Schaumburg woman charged with killing her daughter in a botched murder-suicide attempt has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter of h...
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Lawmaker warns suburbs will lose in school funding plan OK'd by SenateMay 10, 2016 1:00 am - Lawmaker issues warning in school funding fight
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Rauner, GOP say lawmakers making progress on budget dealMay 09, 2016 7:00 am - LA GRANGE, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner and other Republicans say bipartisan groups of Illinois lawmakers are making progress on initiatives that Rauner says are essent...
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Western Illinois jail offers new online GED to inmatesMay 09, 2016 7:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - Inmates in a Western Illinois jail have a new opportunity to earn their GED, thanks to an online program developed by a nonprofit group based at W...
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Today in HistoryMay 09, 2016 7:00 am - Today is Tuesday, May 10, the 131st day of 2016. There are 235 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 10, 1941, Adolf Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess, ...
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Decatur woman killed in crash with Illinois state trooperMay 09, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Police have identified a woman killed in a vehicle crash with a state trooper who was helping to search for a man accused of shooti...
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Democrats pick more delegates for Clinton, SandersMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois Democrats picked several dozen more delegates to their summer convention for both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, but the chairman of the party said they'll...
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Report: Mothers, other women hurt more by budget impasseMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - Women and mothers are disproportionately hurt by the ongoing state budget impasse, according to a new report. Randi Gurian, CEO of The Harbour, a homeless youth provider...
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Suspect sought in shooting of police officer near ChampaignMay 08, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Police in a central Illinois village searched Sunday for a man suspected of shooting an officer in the arm, an incident that sparked a fatal colli...