Articles filed under Illinois
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Police say Illinois officer wounds Iowa man in shootingDec 24, 2018 6:00 am - SILVIS, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a northwestern Illinois police officer fired a gunshot that wounded an Iowa man following an attempted traffic stop. Police say the s...
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EXCHANGE: Thrift stores see mixed blessing with donationsDec 23, 2018 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - It's the holiday giving season, but for some charities and thrift stores collecting used items, there's a fine line between a blessing and a burden ...
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Central Illinois residents recoup after tornado outbreakDec 23, 2018 6:00 am - TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Survivors of a December tornado that injured more than two dozen people in a central Illinois city say they are struggling but grateful for the ...
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EXCHANGE: Officers learn skills to deal with women inmatesDec 23, 2018 6:00 am - LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) - It's well documented that men and women communicate differently, but inside the confines of a women's prison, those differences are magnified by hig...
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EXCHANGE: Eclipse trackers to contribute to more researchDec 22, 2018 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - While most people were reveling in totality during the 2017 solar eclipse, a small team of local amateur astronomers were hard at work, carefully...
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EXCHANGE: Celebrating University of St. Francis radioDec 22, 2018 6:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - For the past 30 years, WCSF 88.7 at the University of St. Francis in Joliet has been entertaining listeners in Will County and around the world. Abou...
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Pope tells abusive priests to turn themselves inDec 21, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis demanded Friday that priests who have raped and molested children turn themselves in and vowed that the Catholic Church will "never agai...
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Law enforcement to step up patrols on roads over holidaysDec 21, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State and local law enforcement in Illinois are boosting patrols over the holidays to arrest drivers who drink or take drugs, then drive. A stat...
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Police: Woman allowed child, 2, to consume meth, fentanylDec 21, 2018 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois woman faces felony charges for allegedly allowing her 2-year-old child to ingest methamphetamine and fentanyl. Forty-year-old...
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400 Illinois National Guardsmen learn they'll be deployed to AfghanistanDec 21, 2018 12:00 am - Just as word was circulating Thursday of President Donald Trump's desire to withdraw nearly half the 14,000 U.S. troops currently in Afghanistan, about 400 Illinois Army...