Articles filed under Illinois
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Army veteran spends 1st Christmas in new homeDec 25, 2015 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A U.S. Army veteran who spent several months without a home in a northern Illinois says Christmas came early for him this year. The Rockford Regist...
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18-year-old gets 115-year sentence in July 4 shootingsDec 24, 2015 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - An 18-year-old Quincy man has been sentenced to 115 years in prison for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. Judge Robert Adrian se...
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Paris climate goals mean emissions need to drop below zeroDec 24, 2015 6:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - If governments are serious about the global warming targets they adopted in Paris, scientists say they have two options: eliminating fossil fuels immedi...
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Ex-prosecutor seeks to bar wife's testimony in murder trialDec 24, 2015 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A former Adams County prosecutor charged with murder in his first wife's death wants to keep his second wife from testifying at his upcoming trial. T...
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FanDuel, DraftKings file suit against Lisa MadiganDec 24, 2015 12:00 am - CHICAGO - New York-based FanDuel and Boston-based DraftKings filed separate lawsuits against Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Thursday, a day after she declared...
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Peoria medical school plans expansion to 4-year programDec 23, 2015 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria will admit first-year medical students for the first time in 2017. The Peoria Journal Star r...
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Lawyers appeal foster mother's conviction in child's deathDec 23, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Lawyers for an Illinois woman found guilty of killing a 4-year-old Bloomington foster child say her conviction should be overturned because of e...
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Background checks for U of Illinois job applicants all clearDec 23, 2015 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - More than 200 people applying to work at the University of Illinois have undergone background checks so far and the school says none have been refuse...
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Authorities identify 2 killed in Montgomery County crashDec 23, 2015 6:00 am - TAYLOR SPRINGS, Ill. (AP) - Authorities have identified two people killed after the vehicle they were riding in went off a highway and struck a tree in Montgomery County...
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EXCHANGE: Illinois surgeon making glass mosaic for hospitalDec 23, 2015 6:00 am - EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) - In the rich mosaic of life, Christmas is a time of gifts. And Effingham physician Ruben Boyajian is a firm believer in the gospel that says it is ...