Articles filed under Illinois
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Former Tennessee lawmaker sues Illinois trucking companyDec 09, 2017 6:00 am - KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) - A former Tennessee lawmaker is suing an Illinois trucking company for injuries he received in a vehicle accident. The Kingsport Times News report...
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Lawmakers, groups urge fast deployment of Asian carp defenseDec 09, 2017 6:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Members of Congress and Great Lakes advocacy groups are pressing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to strengthen defenses against Asian carp a...
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Family donates World War II news clippings to SIUE libraryDec 09, 2017 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A family has donated nearly two dozen scrapbooks filled with news clippings from World War II to the library at Southern Illinois University Ed...
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Shooting after Illinois prep basketball game wounds 3 teensDec 09, 2017 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Police in central Illinois say three teenagers were wounded by gunfire after a high school basketball game. The shooting happened Friday night as ...
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Tree replacement plan at Illinois fairgrounds continuesDec 09, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - More than 200 young trees have been planted over the last three years at the Springfield, Illinois, fairgrounds as part of a four-year donation ...
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Not in charge? Rauner's foes pounce on his remarkDec 09, 2017 12:00 am - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner raised eyebrows, then questions about whether he misspoke after he declared "I am not in charge" of the state. Now it looks like the comment c...
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Children's Cabinet launches online education, work siteDec 08, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has turned to an online database to help form policy decisions on health, safety, education and work opportunities for residents younge...
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Central Illinois police find fentanyl-laced cocaineDec 08, 2017 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Police in central Illinois say three people have died within the past few days from a highly potent form of fentanyl that's also being found in cocai...
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Illegal alcohol brewed by Illinois inmates on pace to doubleDec 08, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Corrections acknowledged Friday that illegal alcohol brewed by inmates in the state prison system is on pace to doubl...
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Man sentenced for trying to sexually exploit minors onlineDec 08, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - An Illinois man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to sexually exploit minors using the video game system Xbox Live. Feder...