Articles filed under Illinois
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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...
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Cook County man sentenced in Decatur drunk driving deathMay 08, 2016 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A Cook County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in the drunk-driving death of a 20-year-old woman who was riding in his car when he crash...
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Stretch of highway to be named for deputy killed in crashMay 08, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A stretch of central Illinois highway will be designated as a memorial to a Tazewell County deputy who was killed in a traffic accident last yea...
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Decatur woman killed in crash related to officer's shootingMay 08, 2016 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A fatal collision between an Illinois state trooper and a 26-year-old woman has been linked to a police pursuit of a suspect in an officer's shootin...