Articles filed under Illinois
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Vandalized menorah rededicated at University of IllinoisDec 08, 2015 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A large menorah knocked over earlier this year outside a University of Illinois Jewish center has been repaired and rededicated. The center candle...
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Rauner, Kirk criticize Trump's Muslim immigration proposalDec 08, 2015 12:00 am - Top Illinois Republicans Tuesday denounced presidential hopeful Donald Trump's recent call to block all Muslims from entering the U.S. Gov. Bruce Rauner said at Elk Grov...
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$33,500 in donations released to Fox Lake officer's wifeDec 07, 2015 6:00 am - FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) - Officials say about $33,500 in donations and other funds have been released to the widow of a northern Illinois police officer who authorities say ...
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Ruling sought on death benefit for Paula Sims' ex, sonDec 07, 2015 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An insurance company is asking a southern Illinois judge to decide who should inherit the $50,000 death benefit of the son and ex-husband of an...
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Officials: 2 escaped inmates captured in southern IllinoisDec 07, 2015 6:00 am - DIXON SPRINGS, Ill. (AP) - Prison officials say two escaped inmates have been captured in southern Illinois about a mile from the facility where they'd been held. The Il...
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Illinois Senate approves stop-gap spending measureDec 07, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate has sent legislation to Gov. Bruce Rauner that frees up billions of dollars for local governments. There was little discussi...
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Police: Bike patrols make Swansea officers more approachableDec 07, 2015 6:00 am - SWANSEA, Ill. (AP) - Officers with the Swansea Police Department's new bike patrol say they're receiving positive reactions from the southern Illinois community. Sgt. Ma...
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Bouncer guilty of lesser charge in strip club killing by carDec 07, 2015 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A former East St. Louis strip club bouncer charged with killing a customer with his pickup truck more than six years ago has pleaded guilty to a ...
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Gliniewicz honor could get taken backDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - Three months after the Illinois Senate rose to honor what seemed to be the heroics of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, a McHenry Republican is asking to ta...
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Lottery winners, suburbs to get state money; who's next?Dec 07, 2015 12:00 am - Illinois will start paying lottery winners, mayors and others who have seen their state money delayed for months, leaving colleges, their students and some human service...