Articles filed under Illinois
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COD wants to meet with lawmakers about audit costsMar 13, 2015 1:00 am - College of DuPage officials want a meeting with state lawmakers and Illinois' top auditor about who will pay for an investigation into the college's operations. State la...
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Re-entry program for juvenile offenders faces budget crunchMar 13, 2015 1:00 am - A budget shortfall in the program that helps juvenile offenders re-enter the community is the latest addition to Illinois' list of urgent financial troubles. Gov. Bruce ...
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Rauner puts suburban lawmakers on mandate-cutting boardMar 13, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner has named a number of suburban officials to a committee aimed at consolidating some of Illinois' many government agencies and curbing state laws that c...
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Coroner's office investigating death at Belleville facilityMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities are investigating after a wheelchair-bound woman was found dead near a staircase inside a Belleville nursing home. St. Clair County C...
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Capitol Hill Buzz: Who has time to read these bills we pass?Mar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress can get so busy that senators and their staffs don't always have time to scrutinize bills they pass and letters they sign - or so it seemed th...
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Illinois man arrested after driving on Iowa City foot bridgeMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Police say an Illinois man has been arrested after he drove a car down a spiral pedestrian bridge in Iowa City. The Iowa City Press-Citizen report...
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2 Illinois judges say affair didn't impact workMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Two McLean County judges say their extramarital affair didn't interfere with their work after they were accused of misconduct last year. The Pan...
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Correction: Man Kidnapped storyMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - SHILOH, Ill. (AP) - In a story March 12 about a kidnapping charge, The Associated Press erroneously reported where the kidnapping occurred. It happened in Illinois, near...
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Authorities identify source of Mississippi River oil spillMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say 10 to 50 gallons of an oil and water mixture spilled from a small towboat docked in Moline into the Mississippi River. Moline Fire De...
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Galesburg man pleads guilty to gun charge in teen's deathMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - A Galesburg man has pleaded guilty to unlawful firearm possession in connection to the 2013 shooting death of a 15-year-old. The Register-Mail (ht...