Articles filed under Illinois
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Slain Chinese scholar's dad says her body may never be foundAug 07, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The father of a slain Chinese scholar who begged his daughter's killer to reveal what he did with her remains said Wednesday that after learning her ...
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Trump tells reporters he's likely to commute Blagojevich's sentenceAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Wednesday that he is likely to commute former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's sentence. Blagojevich has served about hal...
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House hearing Thursday to focus on how parents are exploiting financial aid loopholeAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Two Illinois House committees will hold a joint hearing today in Chicago on the subject of wealthy parents who put their teenage children into guardianship to qualify fo...
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Springfield memorial ceremony honors state trooper from AntiochAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Police, family members and dignitaries gathered Wednesday to honor Trooper Gerald Ellis, an Antioch resident who killed was in the line ...
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Ohio shooter said to have wrestled with dark thoughtsAug 06, 2019 7:00 am - DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - A man who fatally gunned down nine people outside a Dayton, Ohio, bar had long wrestled with mental illness that manifested itself in a fascination w...
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Federal charges ramp up pressure on R. Kelly to make dealAug 06, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - R. Kelly couldn't be faulted if he felt some confidence he could beat the sex charges brought by Cook County prosecutors earlier this year. He had beaten ...
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'Feeding frenzy' makes Illinois fair favorites affordableAug 06, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Fair will offer daily discounts on fair-food favorites this year with its "feeding frenzy." Dozens of food vendors will parti...
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Logan College partners to construct solar energy plantAug 06, 2019 7:00 am - CARTERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Officials of John A. Logan College in southern Illinois say the school will save thousands of dollars in energy costs with the installation of a...
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Correction: New Publisher-Grand Island storyAug 06, 2019 7:00 am - GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) - In a story Aug. 5 about the new publisher of The Grand Island Independent, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Terri Baker joined th...
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Days after indictment, Cullerton out as one committee chairman, in as anotherAug 06, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Tom Cullerton was replaced as chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, a move that comes four days after he was indicted on federal charges of em...