Articles filed under Illinois
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EIU president: Layoffs possible without Illinois budgetJan 26, 2016 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Eastern Illinois University's president says the state budget impasse will bring potential layoffs and furlough time for employees to the school....
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Football championships bring $800,000 to DeKalb areaJan 26, 2016 6:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Tourism officials say last year's Illinois high school football championship brought an economic boost of about $800,000 to the Dekalb area. The DeKa...
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Illinois has most 'green' building space for 3rd yearJan 26, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois created the most "green" building space per capita in the U.S. for the third year running. The U.S. Green Building Council will announc...
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Jury seated in murder trial of ex-prosecutor in wife's deathJan 26, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A jury of 10 women and two men has been seated in the trial of a former Illinois prosecutor accused in the Valentine's Day 2006 death of his first wi...
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State natural resources agency proposes bobcat hunting rulesJan 26, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is proposing rules to regulate bobcat hunting and trapping throughout the state. The agency release...
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Former suburban firefighter sentenced for domestic abuseJan 25, 2016 6:00 am - BATAVIA, Ill. (AP) - A former suburban fire department lieutenant has pleaded guilty to felony aggravated battery against his wife and was placed on probation for two ye...
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Convicted killer charged in Missouri deaths seeks trial moveJan 25, 2016 6:00 am - HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) - An Illinois man already serving life sentences for six killings in his home state has asked a judge to move his next murder trial to another town i...
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Champaign woman charged with identity theft involving motherJan 25, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A 35-year-old rural Champaign woman has been charged with felony financial identity theft for allegedly using her mother's name to obtain multiple...
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Illinois man dies while trying to retrieve drone on icy pondJan 25, 2016 6:00 am - MADISON, Ill. (AP) - A 54-year-old southwestern Illinois man has died after falling through the ice on a frozen pond while trying to retrieve a drone. Mark A. Miller of ...
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1st St. Louis-area medical marijuana dispensary to openJan 24, 2016 6:00 am - COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The St. Louis area's first medical marijuana dispensary is slated to open in the city's Illinois suburbs. HCI Alternatives in Collinsville plan...