Articles filed under Illinois
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Election officials say true test for same-day registration is in NovemberMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - The competitive presidential contests on both the Republican and Democratic tickets drove record turnout in Tuesday's primary, suburban election officials say. But Cook ...
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U of Illinois-Springfield will add first student unionMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois trustees have approved a plan to build the first student union at the school's Springfield campus. Trustees on Wednesday award...
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Missouri man convicted in teen's 1977 killing dies in prisonMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A man convicted in 2009 of raping and killing a St. Louis-area teenager decades earlier has died in prison. Gregory Bowman, 64, died Tuesday at the Poto...
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Illinois Human Services agency owes $168M in back paymentsMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials say more than 800 private companies doing work for the Department of Human Services haven't been paid because of the budget stalemate....
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Man gets 70-year sentence for murder of 21-month oldMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Granite City man convicted of first-degree murder in the 2012 beating death of his girlfriend's 21-month-old son has been sentenced to 70 yea...
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Older voters, blacks and Obama backers boost Clinton in Ill.Mar 16, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Hillary Clinton triumphed in the Illinois Democratic primary for president Tuesday with the support of older voters, blacks and those who want t...
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Kirk says he'll consider Obama's Supreme Court nomineeMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk reiterated Wednesday he'll consider President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland. Obama announced the pick of the...
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In passionate campaign, Illinois voters talk of gut emotionsMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - In an unusually passionate campaign season, gut emotion propelled many Illinois voters to the polls Tuesday. While some defined issues in this race that w...
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You could win a weather radioMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Emergency Services Management Association are sponsoring a contest through March 31 to raise awareness of weath...
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Five reasons why Clinton won, but narrowlyMar 16, 2016 12:45 am - Democrat Hillary Clinton won her native state by a slim margin Tuesday over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist who almost pulled an upset...