Articles filed under Illinois
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Rauner's office: Democrat college funding bill disingenuousMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The governor's office says a new attempt by Illinois Democrats to fund colleges and tuition grants for low-income students is disingenuous becau...
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Man pleads guilty to defrauding women he wooed onlineMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - The leader of a group operating in South Africa that targeted and stole from hundreds of women across the United States has pleaded guilty to...
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Savoy man to be sentenced for torturing girlfriend's catMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to torturing his girlfriend's cat, which later died. The (Champaign) News-G...
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2 St. Louis men indicted in drug-related killingMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A federal indictment accuses two St. Louis men of a drug-related killing. The U.S. Attorney's office in St. Louis announced Thursday that 24-year-old Je...
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Illinois Democrats OK $3.7B in funding; GOP calls it a stuntMar 03, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois Republicans blasted House Democrats for earmarking nearly $3.7 billion for colleges and various human service programs, saying the legislation they passed Thurs...
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Remember when Trump fired Blagojevich over Harry Potter?Mar 03, 2016 12:00 am - Add an argument over Harry Potter with a former Illinois governor to the list of what makes Donald Trump's presidential candidacy unique for political observers. Million...
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Missouri fugitive captured at Iowa bridge roadblockMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - KEOKUK, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say a man who escaped from a Missouri county jail was captured after officers blocked the vehicle he was driving on a highway bridge into...
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Illinois lawmakers, advocates want safer school routesMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers say the state should spend more money to make it safer for children to walk to school. Springfield Republican Reps. Tim Butle...
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Moline officials consider plan for upgrading city facilitiesMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - A report has found about $7.7 million in upgrades, repairs and replacements are needed for the city facilities in Moline. The report, which was prese...
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U of Illinois looking at 'significant reforms' to budgetingMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana wants to hire two administrators to help craft a campus budget approach and is holding campus-wide ses...