Articles filed under Illinois
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Urbana officers hope crime lab can help solve 1988 cold caseMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Local detectives say they have found evidence that hadn't been sent for testing in the 1988 cold case stabbing of a University of Illinois veterinary...
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Trial set for 2 men accused of dismembering woman's bodyMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Two of the six men charged with dismembering a missing Champaign woman's body will be held for trial after a judge heard testimony from a detective. ...
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Illinois Democrats drop plan to tax wealthy at higher ratesMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois House Democrats abandoned a plan to increase taxes on millionaires if voters approved in November. Democratic state Rep. Christian Mitc...
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Durbin to meet with NGA director on St. Louis headquartersMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he plans to meet with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's director to discuss errors in the report that led ...
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U of Illinois students now must take minority culture classMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A change has been made to the general education requirements at the University of Illinois that will require Urbana-Champaign students to take a cour...
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Illinois State planetarium hosting transit of Mercury eventMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State University Planetarium is inviting the public to a weekend program to learn about a rare passage of Mercury across the face of the...
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Sangamon County reports increase in syphilis casesMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Sangamon County health officials are reporting an increase in syphilis cases. Jim Stone is director of the Sangamon County Department of Public ...
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Suburban Democrat's opposition helps kill tax planMay 04, 2016 1:00 am - The opposition of at least one suburban Democrat means a proposal to charge wealthier people more in Illinois income taxes is dead for now. Illinois House Democrats coul...
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After Hastert, Illinois weighs change to child sex abuse lawMay 04, 2016 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois lawmaker is responding to the Dennis Hastert hush-money case with a proposal to give prosecutors the right to pursue child sex abuse charges no...
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Illinois service agencies sue Rauner for $100 million past dueMay 04, 2016 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Five dozen social service agencies working without pay for nearly a year because of the Illinois state budget stalemate have filed a lawsuit against Gov. B...