Articles filed under Illinois
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Rauner signs law expanding independence of ethics complaintsJun 08, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed into law an overhaul in the handling of ethics complaints against Illinois legislators and staff members. The Repub...
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Bid to remove Southern Illinois president called offJun 08, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A meeting to discuss possibly placing Southern Illinois University's president on administrative leave has been called off. The three officers of...
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Golfer bitten by rattlesnake at Black Hills golf course diesJun 07, 2018 7:00 am - SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) - A golfer has died after he was bitten by a rattlesnake in South Dakota's Black Hills. The Black Hills Pioneer reports the 70-year-old Illinois man...
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Authorities find Marine's car 30 hours after it was stolenJun 07, 2018 7:00 am - GALLUP, N.M. (AP) - Authorities say they have recovered a Marine's classic car that was stolen during his stay in Gallup. The Gallup Independent reports Evan Staat of Xe...
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Waste accumulating in Bloomington despite ordinance changeJun 07, 2018 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Some Bloomington residents are leaving bulky waste on their curb despite the next free collection not being scheduled until October. Public work...
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Terminally ill Army vet to visit Vietnam Veterans MemorialJun 07, 2018 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - A terminally ill Army veteran from southern Illinois will be flown to Washington to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to honor a deceased friend wh...
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Prosecutor: No charges for Quincy officer in fatal shootingJun 07, 2018 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A western Illinois prosecutor says no charges will be filed against a Quincy police officer who fatally shot a man last month. The (Q...
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Ferry service reconnects Iowa, Illinois amid bridge closureJun 07, 2018 7:00 am - SABULA, Iowa (AP) - Iowa transportation officials plan to offer a ferry service across the Mississippi River while crews work to replace a small bridge that has forced a...
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Woman charged after diary says she moved woman's bodyJun 06, 2018 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A 37-year-old St. Louis woman is charged with abandoning a corpse, and she has her own diary to blame. Joni Janis is jailed on $40,000 bond. She was cha...
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18-year-old gets probation in shooting death of nephew, 2Jun 06, 2018 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - An 18-year-old has been sentenced to four years of probation for fatally shooting his 2-year-old nephew while playing "cops and robbers" with a real...