Articles filed under Illinois
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Man charged with fatally shooting boy in southwest IllinoisJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - ALTON, Ill. (AP) - A man has been charged with fatally shooting a fifth-grader while the boy was waiting for a ride to basketball practice in southwestern Illinois. Eigh...
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Illinois treasurer predicts no budget until NovemberJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - Don't expect to see a state budget, including any new taxes, until after the November elections. The state's chief investment officer told an audience of St. Charles are...
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Continental's smart windows, fobs and other technology coming soon to your carJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - Soon, your car could have intelligent windows that automatically tint to keep the vehicle cooler in the summer. Or a new front console may soon be a trend featuring a cu...
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Rauner asks labor board to rule if labor talks at impasseJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Bruce Rauner is asking a labor board to determine whether negotiations with the state's largest public employee union have reached an impasse. R...
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AFSCME calls on Rauner to say whether contract talks stalledJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state's largest public employee union has asked Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration to flatly state whether contract talks are at a legal sta...
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East St. Louis man gets 25 years for weapons, drug chargesJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A man who authorities say was a gang leader in East St. Louis, Illinois, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for multiple drug and weapo...
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Trial of ex-prosecutor accused of killing wife set to beginJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The trial for a former Adams County prosecutor accused of killing his wife is set to start later this month. Curtis Lovelace, 47, was charged with fi...
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IDs from 5 states no longer enough to enter Fort BraggJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - Some visitors to Fort Bragg will no longer be able to enter with just a driver's license as identification. Fort Bragg Garrison spokesman Tom McC...
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Rock Falls fire that killed 5 started on home's first floorJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - ROCK FALLS, Ill. (AP) - Fire officials in northern Illinois say a fire that killed five members of a family started in their home's first-floor living room. The Rock Fal...
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Judge convicts man accused of leaving baby in bean fieldJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois judge has found a man guilty but mentally ill of attempted murder and child abduction after authorities said he left his 6-month-o...