Articles filed under Illinois
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Corrections opens Illinois 'life-skills re-entry' centerApr 18, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials have re-opened a former youth detention site as a center to help offenders learn life skills after release. The first 20 offe...
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Status of anti-harassment panel precludes BustosApr 18, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos is withdrawing from a statewide panel studying sexual harassment and discrimination to allow it to be more independent. T...
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Annual lifting of bridges on Chicago River set to beginApr 17, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - One of the most visible signs that Spring has sprung in Chicago is about to appear: The annual run of boats from where they've been in stored all winter t...
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Illinois woman charged in South Dakota overdose deathApr 17, 2018 7:00 am - PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A woman from Rockford, Illinois, is accused of causing the death of a man in South Dakota by selling him heroin. U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons says 26-ye...
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East St. Louis hires its first police officer in 5 yearsApr 17, 2018 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - The police department in East St. Louis, Illinois has hired an officer for the first time in five years. The Belleville News-Democrat reports...
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Trucker charged in Illinois crash that killed 4Apr 17, 2018 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Colorado truck driver has been charged with several felony counts of reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving in a crash last Novemb...
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Lawmakers consider state worker safety after beating deathApr 17, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers stepped up efforts Tuesday to better protect state workers in vulnerable positions after the death of a child welfare worker ...
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Central Illinois woman charged in synthetic marijuana caseApr 17, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A 71-year-old central Illinois woman faces federal charges accusing her of possessing and intending to distribute synthetic marijuana. Federal p...
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Effingham County declares itself sanctuary for gun ownersApr 17, 2018 7:00 am - EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) - Leaders in Illinois' Effingham County have adopted a resolution declaring it a sanctuary for gun owners. The county board Monday passed the resolu...
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Officials: 2 more bleeding cases linked to fake marijuanaApr 17, 2018 7:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - Health officials in Maryland have reported two more cases of severe bleeding problems in users of synthetic marijuana, bringing the state's total to thr...