Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois Supreme Court won't hear appeal to get on ballotMar 14, 2018 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Supreme Court won't hear an appeal by Edwardsville's mayor for a place on the ballot in the 56th state Senate district. Hal ...
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Gun curbs get Illinois Senate OK, wait-period plan to RaunerMar 14, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate has adopted a ban on bump stocks, an age limit to own assault-style weapons and an extended waiting period for delivery of h...
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Rauner, lawmakers debut Illinois Bicentennial craft beerMar 14, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner and state lawmakers have debuted the first cans of the official Illinois Bicentennial craft beer. Hand of Fate Brewing Company...
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Murder charges waived after Illinois man accepts plea dealMar 14, 2018 7:00 am - PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man charged with murder in the 2010 death of a 15-year-old has accepted a plea deal, waiving multiple homicide charges. Under the ...
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Proposed bills would assist with Quincy Legionnaires' crisisMar 14, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois senators are proposing three new bills to prevent future Legionnaires' disease outbreaks at the Illinois Veterans' Home in Quincy, whic...
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Group raising money to restore Illinois riverboat toursMar 13, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A group of residents is raising money to keep a park district-owned riverboat operating in northern Illinois this summer. The Rockford Park Distric...
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Judge tosses lawsuit against city of Peoria, police officersMar 13, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A lawsuit against the city of Peoria and several police officers that alleged they conspired to falsely prosecute the plaintiff has been dismissed. U...
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Illinois treasurer opposes bill to limit audit authorityMar 13, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois treasurer said he opposes a bill that would take away his office's authority to hire auditors to help recover residents' unclaimed ...
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The Latest: Coach jailed after recording players disrobingMar 13, 2018 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The Latest on the arrest of a Iowa boys basketball coach on a federal pornography charge (all times local): 4:10 p.m. A judge has ordered an Io...
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Paypal co-founder to speak at U of Illinois commencementMar 13, 2018 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Paypal co-founder Max Levchin is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at this year's spring commencement on the University of Illinois' Urbana...