Articles filed under Illinois
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Cancer faker sought shorter sentence, it got longer insteadAug 31, 2017 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois woman convicted of falsely claiming she and her son had cancer saw her sentence increased after she asked for reconsideration of he...
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Sentencing of man guilty of attempted kidnapping postponedAug 30, 2017 7:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - There has been another postponement of the sentencing of a southern Illinois doctor convicted of attempting to kidnap the Saline County prosecuto...
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Illinois hospital breach exposes up to 9,000 patients' dataAug 30, 2017 7:00 am - NEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) - A northeastern Illinois hospital has experienced a data breach that exposed patient information of up to 9,000 people. Officials of Silver Cross H...
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NTSB: Loss of control, poor visibility caused fatal planeAug 30, 2017 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The National Transportation Safety Board is blaming loss of control by the pilot and poor visibility for the April 2015 crash of a private plane...
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Coroner: Joliet mother, twin daughters suffered gunshot woundsAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Preliminary autopsy results show a Joliet mother suffered a gunshot wound to the head and her twin 5-year-old daughters each were shot more than once...
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The Latest: Illinois Senate approves school funding overhaulAug 29, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on Illinois lawmakers' efforts to approve a school funding overhaul (all times local): 2:05 p.m. The Illinois Senate has approved a n...
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The Latest: Mixed reactions to Illinois school funding planAug 29, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on Illinois lawmakers' efforts to approve a school funding overhaul (all times local): 1:05 p.m. School superintendents across Illino...
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War chant prohibited at University of Illinois gamesAug 29, 2017 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois chancellor says dropping the school's "war chant" at sporting events was ultimately his call and that there aren't plan...
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Bloomington mayor takes leave of absence for medical reasonsAug 29, 2017 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The mayor of the central Illinois city of Bloomington says he's taking a temporary leave of absence for medical-related reasons. Mayor Tari Renn...
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Lincoln Museum to host premier of Ken Burns' Vietnam filmAug 29, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - "The Vietnam War" is coming to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Museum in Springfield. Museum officials say the facility will host a pre...