Articles filed under Illinois
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Ex-college employee gets 2 years prison for taking moneyJun 17, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A former Lincoln Lane Community College employee has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for taking almost $700,000 from the college...
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Lincoln Home National Historic Site superintendent retiresJun 17, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The superintendent of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield has retired, and the National Park Service is seeking a replacement...
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Illinois woman acquitted in accident that killed 2Jun 17, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - An Illinois woman was found not guilty of manslaughter in a crash that killed a Springfield couple in July 2015. Prosecutors charged 37-year-old ...
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Outgoing NIU president to get $600,000 severance dealJun 16, 2017 7:00 am - DEKAL - Northern Illinois University will pay President Doug Baker about $600,000 plus benefits when he steps down later this month. Baker announced Thursday that he is ...
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Illinois residents grieve over fatal van-train collisionJun 16, 2017 7:00 am - PANA, Ill. (AP) - Residents of a central Illinois city are mourning after five elderly residents were killed when a freight train struck their minivan. The accident happ...
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Central Illinois poultry firm operates amid corn, soybeansJun 16, 2017 7:00 am - PETERSBURG, Ill. (AP) - The owner of a poultry business operating in the heart of central Illinois' corn and soybean country says he hopes future farmers will also consi...
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Jury recommends death penalty in slaying of ex-girlfriendJun 16, 2017 7:00 am - LEBANON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio jury has recommended that a man be put to death for abducting his estranged girlfriend from Kentucky and killing her along an Ohio interstat...
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NIU president to step down after report shows mismanagementJun 15, 2017 7:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Northern Illinois University President Doug Baker announced at Thursday's Board of Trustees meeting that he is stepping down in the wake of a state i...
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Central Illinois man gets 20 yrs in child porn caseJun 15, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A 61-year-old central Illinois man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography. A Thursday statement...
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Illinois seeks new operator for shuttered Rend Lake ResortJun 15, 2017 7:00 am - WHITTINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The state is seeking a new operator for a southern Illinois conference center and resort that was closed last year due to safety concerns. Illin...