Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois prison agency might appeal mental-health rulingMay 28, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Corrections indicated Monday it will consider appealing a federal judge's order that the agency immediately provide s...
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Students develop virtual reality program to help ex-inmatesMay 27, 2018 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Graphic and industrial design students at the University of Illinois have created "immersive reality scenarios" to help prison inmates on the verg...
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11 years after a rape in Seattle, DNA leads to chargesMay 27, 2018 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - More than 10 years after a woman was grabbed in Seattle and raped, her alleged attacker has been identified through DNA. The Seattle Times reported Friday...
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Illinois man wrongfully convicted seeks compensationMay 27, 2018 7:00 am - NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man wrongfully convicted for killing his mother-in-law in the 1990s now seeks a monetary settlement from the state. William A...
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6 air fields cited as 'Airport of the Year' by IDOTMay 27, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Six air fields have been selected as winners of the Illinois Department of Transportation's Airport of the Year for 2018. Honors were given this...
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Mississippi River bridge to close for inspectionMay 27, 2018 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Motorists needing to cross the Mississippi River at Louisiana, Missouri, will need to consider alternative routes during some days next month. ...
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O'Hare Airport: Part of Illinois' and commercial aviation's historyMay 27, 2018 1:00 am - To correct a Monday article, the Douglas Aircraft Co. built transport planes at Orchard Field, now the home of O'Hare International Airport. It took just seven year...
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Illinois school apologizes after backlash over yearbookMay 26, 2018 7:00 am - OSWEGO, Ill. (AP) - A high school principal in northern Illinois has apologized for a yearbook headline that says, "No one ugly allowed." The phrase is above a picture o...
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Illinois House OKs bill to pay back wages owed state workersMay 25, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois House has approved a measure to provide back pay to thousands of state workers who've been waiting for it since 2011. ...
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Trial to start June 4 for man charged in SIU student's deathMay 25, 2018 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - A man charged with killing a 19-year-old Southern Illinois University student in 2014 is set to go to trial next month. The Sout...