Articles filed under Illinois
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Trump calls Pittsburgh synagogue attack 'evil' anti-SemitismOct 27, 2018 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - President Donald Trump mourned the dead and forcefully condemned anti-Semitism Saturday after a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that lef...
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Couple marks 70 years since 'marriage mill' elopementOct 27, 2018 7:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - Melvin and Randy Berlin ambled across a busy Main Street to once again stand in the shadow of the old Lake County Courthouse. "We thought that C...
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Trump campaigns to eager crowd in southern Illinois, calling state 'such a special place'Oct 27, 2018 1:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. - President Donald Trump went ahead with a campaign stop Saturday afternoon in downstate Illinois, condemning the deadly attack on a Pittsburgh synagog...
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Chicago's known for Capone, but gangsters held sway in the suburbs and beyondOct 27, 2018 1:00 am - When it came to organized crime in Illinois, Chicago-based Prohibition-era gangsters loomed large during the 1920s and 1930s. Al Capone, Frank Nitti, Lester “Baby Face N...
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Scholarship to honor of late SIU Carbondale chancellorOct 26, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A scholarship at Southern Illinois University has been established in honor of the chancellor who died this month . The (Carbonda...
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Mortgage lender pays $1.3M after fraudulent loan activityOct 26, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois regulators have disciplined a Lake Forest-based mortgage lending operation over negligent supervision of a branch office. ...
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Illinois residents seek hearing on Vermillion River planOct 26, 2018 7:00 am - OAKWOOD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois residents are pushing for a public hearing where they can voice concerns about an energy company's plan to build a wall to stabilize part o...
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Village boosts pay to draw young people into governmentOct 25, 2018 7:00 am - LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Officials of a northern Illinois community are hoping increasing the salary of village board members will prompt younger candidates to run for ...
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Man seriously wounded by northern Illinois officersOct 25, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Police say a man was seriously wounded after shooting at northern Illinois officers when they tried to arrest him at a gas station. The shooting ha...
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Suburban residents among 200 veterans state will honor as part of bicentennialOct 25, 2018 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Bicentennial organizers and the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs have named 200 military veterans to honor during the state's 200th birthd...