Articles filed under Illinois
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Ban on using drones in hunting ban passes Senate committeeMar 18, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A proposed ban on using drones for hunting is advancing in the Illinois Senate. The legislation would outlaw the use of the aerial robots for tr...
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Ailing ex-Illinois lawmaker gets 8 years in child porn caseMar 18, 2015 11:00 pm - ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - A judge sentenced a terminally ill former Illinois lawmaker on Thursday to eight years in prison for compiling and trading more than 2,700 pornographi...
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West Frankfort man pleads guilty in wife's shooting deathMar 18, 2015 11:00 pm - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man accused of fatally shooting his wife in the back of the head has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder. The (Ca...
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House speaker backs IL congressman's resignationMar 18, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker John Boehner says he supports congressman Aaron Schock's abrupt decision to resign this week. Schock is a 33-year-old Illinois Republican...
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4 things to know about Schock resignation, special electionMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock's surprise announcement Tuesday that he'll resign his seat set off a new round of questions about what happens next for the Pe...
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Would harder to crush pills help curb drug addiction?Mar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Terri Bartlett of McHenry told lawmakers Wednesday her son would have been less likely to go down the path of the drug addiction that killed him if pills were harder to ...
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Keith Farnham's path from lawmaker to registered sex offenderMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Former State Rep. Keith Farnham resigned his seat in the Illinois House a year ago Thursday, the day the Elgin Democrat is set to be sentenced in Kane County on federal ...
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Rauner won't say if suburbs, schools will take hit in budget fixMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner today declined to say whether an immediate state spending fix would come at the expense of schools' or suburbs' budgets. Suburban mayors say Rauner and...
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Suburban gun owners want concealed carry expandedMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban gun owners rallied at the state Capitol Wednesday, urging lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner to expand where people can legally carry firearms in Illinois. Gun pro...
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Darin LaHood notes differences with ex-congressman fatherMar 17, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Darin LaHood says if elected he would not necessarily be his father's style of congressman. The conservative Republican state senator from Dunla...