Articles filed under Illinois
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Early season storm dumps snow across much of IllinoisNov 15, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An early season snowstorm dumped up to 6 inches of snow in parts of southwestern and central Illinois, causing widespread school closures and so...
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Illinois state trooper guilty of soliciting prostituteNov 15, 2018 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois State trooper who admitted to soliciting a woman to have sex with him has been sentenced to a form of probation and agreed to resign from...
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Prosecutors drop charges against man in SIU student's deathNov 15, 2018 6:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - A special prosecutor has dropped charges against a man whose conviction in the death of a Southern Illinois University student was overturned on...
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Planned Illinois River dam projects will stall barge trafficNov 14, 2018 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning several repairs projects for Illinois River dams that could interrupt barge traffic for much of summer 2...
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Missouri, Illinois bank robbery suspect reaches plea dealNov 14, 2018 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - An Illinois man has pleaded guilty to robbing five Illinois banks as part of a plea deal in which he won't be charged for a sixth robbery in Missouri. ...
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Kansas man pleads guilty in shooting of Illinois officerNov 14, 2018 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to charges he fired the shots in July 2016 that wounded a southern Illinois police officer during a chase. Alex B...
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Kansas man admits to shooting southern Illinois officerNov 14, 2018 6:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to several charges in connection with a shooting that wounded a southern Illinois police officer during a July 2...
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Contest announced to name rehabbed state fair coliseumNov 14, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A contest to name the historic Illinois State Fairgrounds Coliseum is underway. The Illinois Fairgrounds Foundation announced the contest Tuesda...
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Police say 12-year-old killed by man playing with handgunNov 14, 2018 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Police say a 20-year-old man claims he was playing with a handgun when it accidently fired and fatally wounded a 12-year-old boy in central Illinois...
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Man arrested in shooting death of 12-year-old in IllinoisNov 13, 2018 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a 20-year-old man has been arrested following the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy in central Illinois. The shooting happened Mon...