Articles filed under Illinois
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$5 million bond set for suspect facing arson, murder chargesApr 29, 2016 7:00 am - KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - Bond has been set at $5 million for a 61-year-old man facing murder and arson charges for allegedly setting an apartment building fire that killed ...
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Swastikas, noose lead U of Illinois to call for toleranceApr 29, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Police at the University of Illinois' Urbana-Champaign campus said Friday they are investigating the appearance of three large swastikas in campus...
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Today in HistoryApr 29, 2016 7:00 am - Today is Saturday, April 30, the 121st day of 2016. There are 245 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 30, 1789, George Washington took the oath...
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NIU College of Business names new deanApr 29, 2016 1:00 am - The Northern Illinois University College of Business has named Balaji Rajagopalan as its next dean. Rajagopalan, who currently serves as the head of the Black School of ...
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Lincoln Home visitors spent $13.8 million locally in 2015Apr 28, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Visitors to the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield spent more than $13.8 million at local businesses in 2015. The (Springfield) ...
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Wife to discuss murder case against husband at college forumApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The current wife of a former Quincy prosecutor charged with killing his first wife in 2006 is speaking out. Christine Lovelace and Doug Longheni, a p...
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6 men charged with dismembering Champaign womanApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN. Ill. (AP) - Six people have been charged with dismembering a missing Champaign woman whose remains were found in a central Illinois lake. Authorities announce...
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NBA's Shaun Livingston donates $1 million to Illinois schoolApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois school has received a big fundraising boost from former student and professional basketball player Shaun Livingston. The (Peoria) ...
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Advocates fear chaos after Rauner home health care rulingApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gaileen Roberts' daughter Jody has cerebral palsy, is quadriplegic and developmentally delayed. But she can live at home because her mother earn...
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Eastern Illinois University investigates mumps outbreakApr 28, 2016 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - An outbreak of mumps at Eastern Illinois University has affected about a dozen students. University spokeswoman Vicki Shaw Woodard said Wednesday...