Articles filed under Illinois
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Homicide suspect dies after being shot by Illinois trooperApr 04, 2022 7:00 am - COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A man suspected in the slayings of his estranged partner and her sister has died after being shot by a state trooper following a vehicle chase ...
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Hinz: Civic leader Jim Reilly was known for savvyApr 04, 2022 1:00 am - He was the go-between, a savvy and trusted insider who could segue from Republican governors to Democratic mayors and, with a minimum of partisan fuss, work out deals to...
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States look for solutions as US fentanyl deaths keep risingApr 03, 2022 7:00 am - As the addiction and overdose crisis that has gripped the U.S. for two decades turns even deadlier, state governments are scrambling for ways to stem the destruction wro...
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Illinois state trooper wounds man suspected in 2 slayingsApr 03, 2022 7:00 am - COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A man suspected in the slayings of two women in southwestern Illinois has been shot and wounded by a state police trooper following a vehicle c...
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US man abducted in Afghanistan appears in newly posted videoApr 01, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An American man kidnapped in Afghanistan two years ago is seen in a video pleading for his release so that he can be reunited with his family, accordin...
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Direct checks part of Senate Democrats' $1.8 billion tax relief proposalApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democrats in the Illinois Senate on Friday announced a $1.8 billion package of mostly temporary tax relief proposals that they hope to include in the Fisca...
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Tornado causes minor damage in southeastern Illinois cityMar 31, 2022 7:00 am - CARMI, Ill. (AP) - A tornado packing estimated peak winds of 100 mph (160 kilometers per hour) damaged at least a dozen homes in southeastern Illinois, the National Weat...
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Man sentenced for role in 2019 Illinois trooper slayingMar 31, 2022 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A man who pleaded guilty to charges for his role in the fatal shooting of an Illinois State Police trooper was sentenced to three years in prison...
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State reaches agreement to sell Thompson Center downtownMar 31, 2022 1:00 am - An agreement to sell the state's James R. Thompson Center at 100 W. Randolph St. in downtown Chicago to the development firm JRTC Holdings, LLC was announced Thursday by...
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COVID-19 leave for vaccinated teachers clears General AssemblyMar 31, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would allow teachers and other school and university employees or contractors who are fully vaccinated to take paid administrative leave if the...