Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois judge gives ex-Arizona man 45 years in deathDec 17, 2015 6:00 am - PITTSFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Pike County judge has sentenced a former Arizona man to 45 years in prison for stabbing his half-brother to death in western Illinois. The Quin...
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AARP: Don't tax Illinois retirement incomeDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - The state's leading lobbying group for retirees said today it'll push back against attempts to tax Illinoisans' retirement incomes as the battle over state spending appr...
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Will Urlacher make the primary ballot?Dec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Republican Casey Urlacher sounded confident this week that he would overcome an effort to keep him off the March primary ballot in his effort to move up from Mettawa may...
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State: Nearly half need remediation when they start community collegeDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - State education officials say nearly half of Illinois high school graduates enrolled in state community colleges require remediation. New postsecondary remediation data ...
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Search firm to help U of Illinois look for athletic directorDec 16, 2015 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois says it has hired a search firm to help it look for a new athletic director. Interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson said Wed...
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Jury convicts daycare operator of involuntary manslaughterDec 16, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A jury has convicted a Springfield daycare operator of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2011 death of an 11-month-old boy in her ...
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AFSCME local union OKs contract for 1,000 U of I staffersDec 16, 2015 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A large University of Illinois employee union has approved a three-year contract with the Urbana-Champaign campus. Local 3700 of the American Fede...
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Champaign approves settlement in police excessive force suitDec 16, 2015 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - City council members have signed off on a $225,000 settlement to a second lawsuit that accuses a Champaign police officer using excessive force. T...
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Former U of Illinois chancellor part of medical school groupDec 16, 2015 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The committee that will decide on the curriculum for the University of Illinois' new medical school will include the former chancellor at the Urba...
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Joliet high school honors Vietnam veterans with diplomasDec 16, 2015 6:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Joliet Central High School has awarded honorary diplomas to two Vietnam War veterans who joined the military before they were able to graduate. Greg ...