Articles filed under Illinois
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Chicago bracing for dangerous heat waveJun 29, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The expected dangerously hot weather in and around Chicago has officials warning people to drink lots of water, avoid going outside for long stretches and...
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Prosecutor: Officer acted in self-defense in fatal shootingJun 29, 2018 7:00 am - ROCK FALLS, Ill. (AP) - A prosecutor has determined that a northern Illinois police officer acted in self-defense in the fatal shooting of a 43-year-old motorist during ...
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Analysis: SIU president didn't inform trustees of proposalJun 29, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A newspaper analysis shows Southern Illinois University's president may have been aware of a separation bill before trustees were informed. SIU P...
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VA gives Illinois $4.1M to improve Quincy veterans homeJun 28, 2018 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is receiving $4.1 million in federal funds for renovations at a veterans' home where Legionnaires' disease has contributed to the deaths of ...
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APNewsBreak: Illinois on hook for $300M in nursing careJun 28, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Associated Press has learned that private Illinois nursing homes are fronting $300 million for residential care because the state is so far ...
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Illinois man gets 55 years in prison for killing his motherJun 27, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A Champaign, Illinois, man who pleaded guilty to murdering his mother in their home has been sentenced to 55 years in prison. Champaign County Judge ...
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Sculpture commemorating Hemingway's Michigan ties is missingJun 27, 2018 7:00 am - BEAVER ISLAND, Mich. (AP) - A sculpture that's part of an effort to commemorate author Ernest Hemingway's ties to northern Michigan is missing from outside a library whe...
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Illinois state trooper charged with soliciting prostituteJun 27, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois State Police trooper has been charged with official misconduct for allegedly soliciting while on duty someone he believed to be a prostit...
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Former youth basketball coach pleads guilty to sex offensesJun 27, 2018 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - A former central Illinois girls youth basketball coach has pleaded guilty to sexual assault charges involving two former players. Fifty-four-year...
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Supreme Court deals big setback to labor unions in Illinois caseJun 27, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that government workers can't be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, d...