Articles filed under Illinois
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Lake County offering mental health training to officersFeb 06, 2016 6:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Law enforcement officials in Lake County are undergoing training that Illinois could use as a statewide model to help officers identify suspects wi...
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Police: Rockford's violent crimes surged 24 percent in 2015Feb 06, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Rockford last year saw a 24 percent surge in violent crimes, driven by rising youth violence and crimes involving guns, police in Illinois' third-l...
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Hung jury declared in trial of former Illinois prosecutorFeb 05, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A judge on Friday ordered a new trial for a former Illinois prosecutor charged with murder in the Valentine's Day 2006 death of his first wife, after...
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Man dies in accident at upstate NY company's loading dockFeb 05, 2016 6:00 am - ONEONTA, N.Y. (AP) - State police say they're investigating the accidental death of a worker who was pinned between a vehicle and a loading dock at an upstate New York c...
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Gov. Rauner touts government consolidation legislationFeb 05, 2016 6:00 am - NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced proposals he says would help shrink Illinois government and its costs. The proposals include legislation allowing...
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Rock Island Arsenal Museum to reduce collection, operationsFeb 05, 2016 6:00 am - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - About 3,200 artifacts will be removed from the Rock Island Arsenal Museum's collection amid an upcoming reduction in staff. In an effort to keep...
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Former U of Illinois athletic director received fast payoutFeb 05, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Former University of Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas is off the school's payroll and has been since not long after he was fired. Thomas rec...
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Police to Super Bowl revelers: Designate sober driver nowFeb 05, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in Illinois are asking Super Bowl revelers to make plans now for designating a sober driver. Illinois State Police Col. Tad Williams...
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Teacher charged with using app to arrange sex with teenFeb 05, 2016 6:00 am - TROY, Ill. (AP) - A high school math teacher faces felony charges after police in southern Illinois say he used an anonymous social media app to arrange a sexual encount...
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Joliet police department orders 50 more TasersFeb 05, 2016 6:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - The Joliet Police Department is ordering 50 new Tasers with the goal of one day arming all 270 police officers with the device. The Herald-News (bit....