Articles filed under Illinois
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Ray Bradbury center eyes museum for 'Fahrenheit 451' authorFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Marrying science fiction, space exploration, intellectual freedom and the human heart is no simple feat. But 30,000 pounds of letters, photos, manusc...
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Body found in car belonging to missing Milwaukee teacherFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Authorities are trying to determine the identity of a burned body found in a car belonging to a Milwaukee teacher who has been missing for days. Family ...
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A man and a teen has been charged in Springfield arson fireFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An adult and an alleged teenage accomplice are charged with setting fire to an abandoned central Illinois food processing plant. Twenty-four-yea...
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Ice jam breakups along Kankakee River causing floodingFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - WILMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - An ice jams is breaking up along the Kankakee River in northeastern Illinois and forcing evacuations. The National Weather Service on Wednesday m...
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14 arrested for solicitation in northeastern IllinoisFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A sheriff's gang task force in northeastern Illinois has arrested 14 men on solicitation-of-sex charges. A statement Wednesday from the Lake County...
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Illinois man gets more than 17 years for meth distributionFeb 05, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man will serve 17 ˆ½ years in federal prison for drug trafficking and possession of firearms. The U.S. attorney's office for ...
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Man gets 20 years after making plea deal in Iowa slayingFeb 05, 2019 6:00 am - BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) - One of the men charged in a southeast Iowa slaying has been sentenced to prison for 20 years. Des Moines County District Court records say 29-yea...
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Ice storm warning for northern Illinois, parts of IndianaFeb 05, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The National Weather Service says an ice storm sweeping across northern Illinois is expected to end earlier than expected. Meteorologists forecast the sto...
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Illinois man claims $1M Mega Millions prize in IowaFeb 05, 2019 6:00 am - COLFAX, Iowa (AP) - An Illinois man who bought a Mega Millions ticket in central Iowa's Jasper County has claimed a $1 million prize. Iowa Lottery officials say 60-year-...
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Freeport man charged after 2 men killed in bar shootingFeb 04, 2019 6:00 am - CEDARVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man has been charged with murder in the fatal shootings of two men at a Cedarville bar. Stephenson's County sheriff's officia...