Articles filed under Illinois
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Rural bankers survey climbs back up to growth levelDec 20, 2018 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A monthly survey of rural bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests the regional economy is growing. The overall index of the Creighto...
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Woman's remains exhumed in 1976 Illinois cold caseDec 20, 2018 6:00 am - MORRIS, Ill. (AP) - A northeastern Illinois coroner's office has exhumed the body of woman found dead in 1976 for a forensic analysis that could help identify her. The G...
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Union says tollway workers risk lives for too-little payDec 20, 2018 12:00 am - Illinois tollway laborers who work in the front lines of traffic picketed outside headquarters and demanded "equal pay" at a meeting Thursday. Teamsters Local 700's four...
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New alert system named for missing South Elgin residentDec 20, 2018 12:00 am - A new statewide missing persons alert system has been named after a South Elgin resident who disappeared in 2016 at the age of 17. The Kianna Alert, named for Kianna Gal...
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Nearly 187K register to vote using new Illinois systemDec 19, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A new state report says nearly 187,000 Illinois residents have registered to vote through the state's new automatic voter registration system. T...
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Lawyers for accused kidnapper want evidence suppressedDec 19, 2018 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A federal judge overseeing the case of a man accused in the 2017 kidnapping and killing of a University of Illinois scholar from China must rule s...
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For-profit Springfield hospital closing by March 31Dec 19, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois hospital that specializes in treating patients who need long hospital stays plans to close its doors after eight years. Vibra...
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Man pleads not guilty in boy's accidental shooting deathDec 19, 2018 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A 20-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 12-year-old central Illinois boy. Twenty-year-old Av...
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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...