Articles filed under Illinois
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GOP congressmen tell Trump not to commute Blagojevich's sentenceJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - The seven Republican members in Congress from Illinois on Monday urged President Donald Trump not to commute the sentence of imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Earl...
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New system to notify victims when protection orders servedJun 10, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A new automated system will alert some Illinois domestic violence victims when an order of protection they filed has been served, helping victims t...
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Officials: Illinois prison to open next yearJun 10, 2018 7:00 am - THOMSON, Ill. (AP) - A prison in northwestern Illinois will be completely activated by the end of next year, a Bureau of Prisons official said. The Thomson Administrativ...
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2 men dead in northern Illinois domestic shootingsJun 10, 2018 7:00 am - SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a northern Illinois man has fatally shot a relative before turning the gun on himself. South Beloit police say the shootings ab...
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Sex offender who fled Illinois captured in TennesseeJun 10, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A Southern Illinois man who was arrested on a charge of failing to register as a sex offender and disappeared last year after he posted bail has ...
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5 minutes, 3 holdups, 1 arrest for attempted robberJun 09, 2018 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Joliet police have arrested a Plainfield man on suspicion of attempted bank robbery and driving a stolen vehicle Friday after he allegedly attempted ...
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Rockford marks end of quest to ride American's street carsJun 09, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - An advocate for public transit who set out to ride every street car still operating in America says he has ended his journey on Car 36 in Rockford....
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Trial date set for teen accused in Illinois school shootingJun 09, 2018 7:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - An August trial date has been set for a 19-year-old man who has pleaded not guilty to charges he opened fire at a northern Illinois high school last m...
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Illinois, which buried ERA decades ago, now its darlingJun 09, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Forty years ago, the drive for the Equal Rights Amendment was pronounced dead in Illinois. But just days ago, the Prairie State became the 37th ...
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Analysis: Illinois' population is falling, but the sky isn'tJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois hiked the state income tax rate by 66 percent in 2011 and three years later, according to revised census estimates, the state's population had grown by more tha...