Articles filed under Illinois
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Inmate dubbed the 'Starved Rock Killer' freed after 59 yearsFeb 22, 2020 12:00 am - PINCKNEYVILLE - An 80-year-old man who spent nearly 60 years in prison after being convicted of killing one of three suburban Chicago women whose brutalized bodies were ...
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Illinois police officer charged with head-butting suspectFeb 21, 2020 6:00 am - RIVERTON, Ill. (AP) - A police officer in the central Illinois community of Riverton has been charged with felony aggravated battery and official misconduct after he all...
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Survey suggests trade deal signings buoyed bankers' hopesFeb 21, 2020 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A new survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests they're optimistic about the economy over the next few months, thanks ...
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University of Wyoming trustees pick 3 president finalistsFeb 20, 2020 6:00 am - LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - University of Wyoming trustees have chosen three finalists for the job of university president. The three, announced Thursday, are: Gregory W. Bowma...
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Brian Urlacher's brother charged in offshore gambling ringFeb 20, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The brother of Chicago Bears Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher and nine others, including a police officer, have been charged with operating an offsh...
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Analysis: Rod Blagojevich is out of prison thanks to a kind of mercy he rarely showed as governorFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - As a newly minted member of the Illinois General Assembly in 2007, Rep. LaShawn Ford of Chicago remembers his first bill: a proposal to eliminate from state job applicat...
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Fired Chicago Police superintendent getting $190,000 pensionFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - Chicago's former police chief has been receiving a pension of more than $15,800 a month since the mayor fired him for allegedly lying about a night he was found asleep i...
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GOP: Tying school funding to tax vote 'shameful'Feb 20, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans on Thursday called it "shameful" that Gov. J.B. Pritzker is floating a budget plan that ties more than 40% of promised education funding to vot...
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Pritzker stumps for higher education budget at UICFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - One day after delivering his budget proposal to the General Assembly in Springfield, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker was in Chicago on Thursday rounding up s...
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Police: Woman planned to kill 3 kids with carbon dioxideFeb 19, 2020 6:00 am - O'FALLON, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois woman is facing charges she planned to kill her three young children with carbon dioxide, authorities said. Emily C. Sparks, 29...