Articles filed under Illinois
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State Supreme Court justice says he'll leave bench in 2020Nov 01, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier gave notice this week he will resign his seat on the bench effective Dec. 6, 2020. "It has been a privilege s...
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Police say Illinois man targeted, killed in eastern IowaOct 31, 2019 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say an Illinois man was targeted and fatally shot at an eastern Iowa convenience store. The shooting was reported a little before 8...
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Snowfall forces flight cancellations at Chicago airportsOct 31, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Snow has forced the cancellation of more than 300 flights at Chicago's international airports on Halloween. Chicago's Department of Aviation reports that ...
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Third Illinois resident dies of vaping-related lung damageOct 31, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A third Illinois resident has died after being hospitalized with a vaping-related lung injury the Department of Public Health reports. Health de...
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Suburban Republican proposes penalty enhancements for elected officials convicted of crimesOct 31, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Amid a backdrop of federal investigative activity and bipartisan calls for ethics reform, a state legislator introduced a bill Thursday that would increase...
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Bill would let students leave school to voteOct 31, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A measure that would let eligible high school students leave school to vote has been sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker Senate Bill 1970, carried in the House this...
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Not all suburbs like plan to combine police, fire pensionsOct 31, 2019 1:00 am - While some towns want state lawmakers to take quick action on a recommendation to combine suburban and downstate police and firefighter pension funds in an effort to boo...
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Bill allowing athletes to be paid advances in LegislatureOct 30, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Legislation that would allow college athletes in Illinois to make money from endorsements is advancing in the state's legislature. The Illinois ...
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Republicans say recent scandals show General Assembly can't police itselfOct 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans in the Illinois Senate unveiled a bill Wednesday that would give the legislative inspector general independent authority to launch investigatio...
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Pritzker's veto of Obamacare protection bill survives in SenateOct 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate voted Wednesday to sustain Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's veto of a bill that would have prohibited him, or any future governor, from ...