Articles filed under Illinois
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EXCHANGE: Teacher averted burnout to become a top instructorNov 09, 2019 6:00 am - ELMHURST, Ill. (AP) - Jen Leban was burned out as a middle school art teacher and contemplating a new profession. She's one of those people who wants to constantly be mo...
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Complaint: 'Jane Doe' beaten, burned, discarded in WisconsinNov 08, 2019 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - A woman known for two decades simply as "Jane Doe" after her battered remains were found on the edge of a Wisconsin cornfield was a cognitively impaired...
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Justice Department sues ex-housing head for missing fundsNov 08, 2019 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The Justice Department has sued the former director of a southern Illinois public housing authority to collect what he agreed to pay to settle a ...
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Southern Illinois man pleads guilty to assaulting 3 minorsNov 07, 2019 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man has admitted to sexually assaulting three minors in his home. Eric B. Rusk of Collinsville pleaded guilty Thursday to t...
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Chicago's top cop retiring after turbulent 3-plus yearsNov 07, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson announced Thursday that he's retiring after more than three years as the city's top cop, a post he took over d...
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Republican lawmakers propose more ethics reformsNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans unveiled another package of proposed ethics reforms Thursday that they say are prompted by the wide-ranging federal corruption p...
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Athens man accused of threatening to kill Illinois judgeNov 06, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man faces felony charges for allegedly threatening to kill a judge from Illinois' 7th Judicial Circuit. Twenty-four-year-old ...
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Popular Carbondale bar, Pinch Penny Pub, to closeNov 06, 2019 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A popular southern Illinois college bar, the Pinch Penny Pub, will close after nearly 50 years in Carbondale. Owner Jimmy Karayiannis says he's s...
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Police: Man hid more than 163 pounds of pot in minivanNov 06, 2019 6:00 am - LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Police say officers arrested an Illinois man after finding marijuana hidden in his minivan along Interstate 80 in Nebraska. The Lincoln Police Depar...
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Former Illinois legislature candidate charged with theftNov 04, 2019 6:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A former candidate for the Illinois Legislature is accused of diverting thousands of dollars from a contractor to her own accounts while working as...