Articles filed under Illinois
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Man convicted of student's killing seeks plea withdrawalSep 07, 2017 7:00 am - SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) - A man seeking to withdraw his guilty plea in the 2010 death of a Northern Illinois University student testified Thursday he wasn't "right in the he...
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Man indicted for first-degree murder in parent's deathsSep 07, 2017 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man has been indicted on first-degree murder charges in the deaths of his parents. Keith R. Ritcheson was indicted Thursday ...
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Illinois governor candidate Biss drops socialist running mate from ticketSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - A progressive candidate for governor of Illinois was deserted by endorsers and supporters Wednesday night, after he bowed to pressure and ditched a running mate who had ...
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Central Illinois man gets 55 years for wife's 1990 murderSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - MONTICELLO, Ill. (AP) - A 55-year prison sentence has been handed a central Illinois man in the death of his estranged wife 27 years ago. Gregory Houser was convicted in...
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Illinois judge denies release of man on immigration holdSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois judge has denied a request to free a man from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, despite his lawyers' insistence that h...
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Father gets 6 years in infant son's asphyxiation deathSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois father has been sentenced to six years in prison in the asphyxiation death of his 2-month-old son. The Belleville News-Democrat rep...
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Southern Illinois University reports another enrollment dropSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Fall enrollment at Southern Illinois University is seeing a decline of nearly 9 percent compared to last year. SIU Chancellor Carlo Montemagno sa...
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Ex-Illinois park district head pleads guilty in fraud caseSep 06, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois park district director has pleaded guilty to misusing funds from the district and a related foundation, including to build a pond o...
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Illinois sees fewer West Nile cases, still advises cautionSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health experts say they're seeing fewer human cases of the West Nile virus this summer but still asking residents to protect the...
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Today in HistorySep 05, 2017 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Wednesday, Sept. 6, the 249th day of 2017. There are 116 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 6, 1901, President W...