Articles filed under Illinois
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Man given 2 life sentences for fatal shooting of pairAug 15, 2019 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A former central Illinois man has received two life prison sentences in the deaths of a man and woman. The bodies of Theodore Hill and Zarra Laws S...
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Latest bankers survey indicates shrinking rural economyAug 15, 2019 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The latest monthly survey of bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states indicates a shrinking rural economy, and three-quarters of bankers said ...
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Newly legal hemp, CBD plants at Illinois State Fair displayAug 15, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Visitors to the Illinois State Fair can see a plot of newly legalized industrial hemp growing. The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced ...
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Scalise tells Illinois GOP it can recover by rebuildingAug 15, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House has a hopeful message for the beleaguered Illinois GOP. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana was the featured ...
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Owners of fake tech company plead guilty to fraud chargesAug 14, 2019 7:00 am - FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - Two Florida men have pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges filed in southern Illinois, where they targeted people with fake technical suppor...
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Man who admitted to fire that killed 2 brothers sentencedAug 14, 2019 7:00 am - KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - A 30-year prison sentence has been handed a northern Illinois man who pleaded guilty to setting a fire that killed two boys. In pleading guilty ear...
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Marker commemorates planting of Illinois' first soybeansAug 14, 2019 7:00 am - ALTON, Ill. (AP) - A marker will be placed at a site in southern Illinois where the state's first soybeans were planted. Officials of the Illinois State Historical Socie...
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Southern Illinois man guilty of lesser charge in boys' deathAug 13, 2019 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A judge has found a southern Illinois man guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death a toddler. Judge Dennis Doyle handed down the verdict T...
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Suspected tornado reported in central Illinois amid stormsAug 13, 2019 7:00 am - EDINBURG, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a suspected tornado was reported in central Illinois as severe thunderstorms moved through portions of the state. The National Weat...
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Lake County sues vaping company for targeting teensAug 13, 2019 7:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois prosecutor has sued the nation's largest e-cigarette producer, contending the company intentionally targeted teenagers with...