Articles filed under Illinois
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Mattoon High School shooting suspect waives jury trialJul 30, 2018 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois high school student accused of shooting a classmate last year has waived his right to a jury trial. Typically, suspects in juvenile c...
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Sheriff's lieutenant killed in northern Illinois crashJul 30, 2018 7:00 am - BYRON, Ill. (AP) - Police say a northern Illinois sheriff's lieutenant was killed when he crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on into an SUV. State police say...
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NIU football home-season tickets now on saleJul 29, 2018 7:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Single-game tickets for the Northern Illinois University Huskies' 2018 football home season are on sale . Officials say the Huskies' five home games ...
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New Ohio River locks about to open 30 years after work beganJul 29, 2018 7:00 am - OLMSTED, Ill. (AP) - Army Corps of Engineers officials are expected this fall to partially open new lock-and-dam system on the Ohio River between Illinois and Kentucky a...
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EXCHANGE: Hungry giraffes snack on problem tree limbsJul 29, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Ameren Illinois needs electric lines kept free of leafy vegetation. Wright Tree Service contracts with Ameren to keep wires clear by cutting leafy br...
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Suspect in scholar's death seeks info on Trump, China talksJul 29, 2018 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A suspect in the 2017 kidnapping and slaying of a University of Illinois scholar from China wants to know if President Donald Trump spoke to Chine...
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Southern Indiana couple's refuge is haven for farm animalsJul 28, 2018 7:00 am - FREEDOM, Ind. (AP) - Michelle and Mark Pruitt want visitors to Uplands PEAK to come away understanding that the animals people eat are not so different from the pets the...
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4 hurt when small plane crashes in southwestern IllinoisJul 28, 2018 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say four people have been injured in a small plane crash in southwestern Illinois. Columbia Assistant Police Chief Jason Donjon says tw...
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July fire illuminates Illinois village's water crisisJul 28, 2018 7:00 am - SHELBYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A fire in an Illinois village this month sheds light on a long-standing disagreement among leaders in the area on how to handle its water pressu...
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Pilot makes emergency landing in western Illinois villageJul 28, 2018 7:00 am - PEARL, Ill. (AP) - A western Illinois sheriff says a pilot has made an emergency landing in a village. Pike County Sheriff Paul Petty says the pilot made a distress call...