Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois, union head to court over state employee layoffsMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state and the nation's largest union of public employees will head to court over an arbitrator's decision that Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner wa...
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Missing western Illinois boy dies after found in ditchMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - LORAINE, Ill. (AP) - A 5-year-old boy from western Illinois has died after he was reported missing near Loraine and found in a drainage ditch. Adams County Coroner James...
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Crews uncover hidden murals on Peoria Heights buildingMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - Two murals painted on the exterior of a historic building in Peoria Heights were uncovered as crews razed another structure to make way for a...
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Duckworth lawsuit's April trial postponed, May hearing setMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - JONESBORO, Ill. (AP) - Court officials in southern Illinois say a civil lawsuit against U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth stemming from when she led Illinois' veterans agency wo...
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Study warns budget cuts threaten Illinois tourism industryMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Council of Convention & Visitors Bureaus contends that ongoing budget uncertainty and marketing budget cuts put the state at risk o...
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Remains of missing Illinois woman identified in MissouriMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A woman's dismembered body that was found at an Interstate 70 rest stop nearly 12 years ago in eastern Missouri has been identified, police in ...
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Man wanted in Illinois slaying arrested in GeorgiaMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A man wanted in a fatal shooting in Illinois has been arrested in Georgia. The FBI says 34-year-old Michael R. King of Harvey, Illinois, was arrested at a...
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Man who abandoned infant given 20-year prison sentenceMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A 20-year prison sentence has been handed a man found guilty but mentally ill of attempted murder and child abduction after abandoning his 6-month-ol...
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State court rejects prosecutor's appeal to allow late votingMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois appellate court has denied a request by the Adams County state's attorney to vacate a stay issued last week barring voters turned away on...
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Quincy approves $5M for police space in new jailMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The western Illinois city of Quincy has taken initial steps toward leasing space for its police department in a new jail. The City Council voted Mond...