Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois woman claims $2M won through Iowa LotteryFeb 19, 2019 6:00 am - BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) - An Illinois woman has claimed the $2 million she won in the Iowa Lottery Powerball game. The Iowa Lottery says 49-year-old Lisa Hays turned in he...
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Lawmaker puts the brakes on his own mileage tax proposalFeb 19, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would test a mileage tax for vehicles driving on state roads has been tabled, but that doesn't mean it's dead. Chicago Democrat Marcus Evans la...
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Aurora shooting prompts efforts to tighten enforcement of gun lawsFeb 19, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and some state lawmakers said Tuesday that last week's mass shooting at an Aurora manufacturing plant will lead to efforts to tighten en...
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Terror suspect to be sent for mental health treatmentFeb 18, 2019 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A terror suspect from southern Illinois who was charged as a teenager will be transferred to a mental health facility after a judge found him u...
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Judge OKs cadaver dog evidence in Chinese scholar's caseFeb 17, 2019 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A federal judge has denied a request to exclude evidence about a cadaver-sniffing dog from the trial of a former University of Illinois physics stude...
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EXCHANGE: Usher at U of I arena was on 1960 US Olympic teamFeb 17, 2019 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - You never know who you are going to meet working at the State Farm Center. It might be your high school teacher. Or a friend from back home. Or a ...
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EXCHANGE: Woman chronicles Illinois' Civil War soldiersFeb 17, 2019 6:00 am - MOUND CITY, Ill. (AP) - For 50 years, Corene McDaniel has walked through the rows of graves at Mound City National Cemetery to visit her father, who lies in rest there a...
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. ESTFeb 17, 2019 6:00 am - Aurora attacker took gun to work he shouldn't have owned AURORA, Ill. (AP) - The man who opened fire and killed five co-workers including the plant manager, human resour...
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EXCHANGE: Wheaton College is selling rocks in AprilFeb 16, 2019 6:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - When you think of Wheaton College, here's what probably doesn't come to mind: the geology department's rock and mineral collection. In the lower lev...
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Police: Aurora attacker used gun he shouldn't have ownedFeb 16, 2019 6:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - The man who opened fire and killed five co-workers including the plant manager, human resources manager and an intern working his first day at a subu...