Articles filed under Illinois
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Southern Illinois preparing now for 2017 eclipse touristsJan 18, 2016 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Tourism officials in southern Illinois say they're preparing now because a solar eclipse is expected to draw thousands of visitors on Aug. 21, 20...
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Election officials could take up case of 3 Illinois judgesJan 18, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An election official has recommended three St. Clair County judges who opted to run for election instead of retention should stay on the ballot....
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Barrington man facing murder charges in wife's deathJan 18, 2016 6:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A Barrington man accused of killing his wife after a fight over a coffee maker is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing next month...
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Body pulled from ruins of house fire in central IllinoisJan 18, 2016 6:00 am - LATHAM, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in central Illinois are trying to identify a body found in the ruins of a house fire near the small village of Latham (LAY'-thuhm) in Log...
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Will Illinois hit new date to toughen driver's licenses?Jan 18, 2016 4:45 am - Though Illinois officials now have until 2018 to ensure residents won't need a passport to board domestic flights, it's unclear the state will be able to make that deadl...
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Glen Ellyn shop owner trades in life on the road for Main StreetJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - Shop owner trades in life on the road for downtown Glen Ellyn
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Wind chills to drop as low as 25 degrees below in IllinoisJan 17, 2016 6:00 am - ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The National Weather Service has issued wind chill advisories for much of Illinois as temperatures dipped into the single digits this weekend. Th...
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Learn about Illinois' fiscal crisisJan 17, 2016 12:00 am - Ralph Martire will present "The Fiscal Crisis in Illinois: Its Cause and Potential Solution Education" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Stevenson Center on Democracy, 2...
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New Illinois law seeks better data on heroin overdosesJan 16, 2016 6:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - The state is working to get a handle on how many heroin overdoses there are in Illinois under the requirements of a new state law. The (Ar...
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Missing McHenry teen found shot in Phoenix; suspect deadJan 16, 2016 6:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Police say a teenage girl reported missing in Illinois was found shot in Phoenix and the man she was believed to be with has taken his own life. Sgt. Vinc...