Articles filed under Illinois
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Female pedestrian on Illinois interstate killed in crashFeb 15, 2020 6:00 am - SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) - A 24-year-old woman died Friday after being hit by a car as she ran across an Illinois interstate. According to information provided by the Illi...
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Man running from officers fatally struck by vehicle on I-80Feb 14, 2020 6:00 am - MILFORD, Neb. (AP) - The driver of a vehicle in which officers found narcotics after a traffic stop in eastern Nebraska died when he ran into traffic, authorities said. ...
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Illinois man pleads guilty in Missouri girl's death at busFeb 14, 2020 6:00 am - JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - An Illinois man has admitted that he fled from the scene after his truck hit and killed a southwest Missouri 8-year-old girl as she was trying to boar...
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State police director supports requiring fingerprints for FOID cardsFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Police director said this week that his department has stepped up illegal firearm ownership enforcement methods, but it needs greater re...
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Ahead of budget address, Pritzker touts $225 million in efficienciesFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday his administration has already identified $225 million in budget savings for the upcoming fiscal year, and as muc...
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Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuserFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - An updated federal indictment against R. Kelly filed Friday in Chicago includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser, adding to the jailed jailed singer's mount...
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State lawmakers renew push to let college athletes profitFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - One month ahead of the tipoff of March Madness, Illinois lawmakers - backed by a pair of NBA brothers - are renewing a push to allow college athletes to pr...
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Man suspected in 2 Iowa slayings surrenders in IllinoisFeb 13, 2020 6:00 am - WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - A man suspected of killing two women at his Waterloo home in northeast Iowa has been arrested in Illinois, police said. Matthew Buford III surrende...
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Lawmakers want Fair Maps Amendment on November ballotFeb 13, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers and advocacy groups announced an effort in both chambers Thursday to overhaul the way Illinois' legislative distr...
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Conversation on ending cash bail, mandatory minimums beginsFeb 13, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Criminal justice reform is high on Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's agenda this year, but a legislative committee hearing Thursday in Chicago showed that re...