Articles filed under Illinois
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Today in HistoryDec 19, 2018 6:00 am - Today in History Today is Wednesday, Dec. 19, the 353rd day of 2018. There are 12 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 19, 1998, President Bill C...
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Rules Committee: Where thousands of Illinois bills go to dieDec 19, 2018 4:36 am - Hunters can wear bright pink. Children 2 or younger must be fastened into a rear-facing car seat. Nursing mothers are excused from serving jury duty. These are just some...
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Lisa Madigan: 500 more sex allegations against Illinois priests 'have not been adequately investigated'Dec 19, 2018 12:00 am - Attorney General Lisa Madigan Wednesday accused the Catholic Church of dramatically underreporting the allegations of clergy sex abuse in Illinois, saying her investigat...
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Suspect in beauty salon slayings charged in inmate stabbingDec 18, 2018 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A 53-year-old suspect in the 2005 stabbing deaths of three people at a southwestern Illinois beauty salon now faces charges he stabbed a fellow i...
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Correction: Mississippi River Bluffs Wind Farm storyDec 18, 2018 6:00 am - VALMEYER, Ill. (AP) - In a story Dec. 15 about a proposed wind farm in southern Illinois, The Associated Press attributed a quote in support of the project to the wrong ...
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SW Illinois man rescued from cistern filled with icy watersDec 18, 2018 6:00 am - FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - Southwestern Illinois fire officials have rescued a man who fell into a cistern and was stuck neck-deep in its icy waters for nearly a half...
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New legislative inspector was prosecutor, appellate judgeDec 18, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission has chosen a permanent inspector general to investigate complaints against lawmakers. Former prosecut...
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Rockford man falsely convicted gets certificate of innocenceDec 17, 2018 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A judge has granted a certificate of innocence to a northern Illinois man who spent 23 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Forty-two-year...
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EXCHANGE: 4 decades of county government work endsDec 16, 2018 6:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - Four decades ago, Christie Webb answered a call asking whether she'd be interested in applying for a brand new job as secretary to the Tazewell County...
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3 men killed when Jeep slams into treeDec 16, 2018 6:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in northern Illinois say three men were killed when a vehicle they were in slid off a road and slammed into a tree. The Northwest Hera...