Articles filed under Illinois
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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 ...
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Daily fantasy betting illegal, Lisa Madigan saysDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Daily fantasy sports betting is illegal gambling under Illinois law, Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Wednesday. Madigan's opinion, sought by two Democr...
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St. Louis man charged in deadly Illinois strip club shootingDec 22, 2015 6:00 am - BROOKLYN, Ill. (AP) - A 25-year-old St. Louis man is charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting outside a southwestern Illinois strip club. The...
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2 people charged after Illinois man's body found in trunkDec 22, 2015 6:00 am - BROOKLYN, Ill. (AP) - A man and a woman have been charged in the death of a southwestern Illinois man whose body was found in the trunk of a vehicle after a police chase...
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Body found in submerged vehicle in central Illinois lakeDec 22, 2015 6:00 am - HUDSON, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say divers have found a body inside a submerged vehicle in a central Illinois lake. Lt. Hadley Welsch of the McLean County Sheriff's Depa...