Articles filed under Illinois
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Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker picks Arlington Heights Republican for administrationDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - While Republican state Rep. David Harris of Arlington Heights is retiring from that post next month, he's expected to remain in Springfield as part of Democratic Gov.-el...
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Illinois man's murder trial in Iowa is delayedDec 26, 2018 6:00 am - BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) - A judge has granted a trial delay for an Illinois resident accused of killing a man in southeast Iowa last year. Des Moines County court records ...
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Missourians want action over too-high Illinois leveeDec 26, 2018 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Missouri landowners and environmentalists are urging a federal agency to sanction a levee district on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, arguin...
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Scene of Springfield fatal fire had no working smoke alarmDec 26, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say there was no working smoke detector inside the building where a 51-year-old Springfield man died following a fire. The State Jou...
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Illinois EPA offers grants for wastewater efficiencyDec 25, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is offering grants to public wastewater treatment plants to improve energy efficiency. The agency h...
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St. Francis to get almost $650,000 for low-income studentsDec 25, 2018 6:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Some smart students at the University of St. Francis in Joliet who are short on money will be getting a nice gift courtesy of the National Science Fo...
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Group starts campaign to renovate Winnebago Town HallDec 25, 2018 6:00 am - WINNEBAGO, Ill. (AP) - The old town hall in northern Illinois' Winnebago Township is in line for a little sprucing up. The Rockford Register Star reports...
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USDA program overwhelms Quad City-area food banks with milkDec 24, 2018 6:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Food pantries in eastern Iowa and western Illinois are being flooded with milk donations under a federal program to buy and distribute nearly $50 ...
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Tourists dismayed that Lincoln home closed by fed shutdownDec 24, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Some tourists visiting central Illinois are disappointed that the partial federal government shutdown has left Abraham Lincoln's home closed to ...
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Granite City schools agree to $600K to settle lawsuitDec 24, 2018 6:00 am - GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) - Two assistant high school principals in southwestern Illinois will receive $600,000 in back pay to settle a federal lawsuit over sex-based pay ...