Articles filed under Illinois
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Authorities: 2 wounded in shooting at beach in ChicagoJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say two 16-year-old boys were shot and critically wounded at a beach in Chicago, prompting the beach to be cleared of visitors and closed. Pol...
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Dickson Mounds expert to lead earthworks survey for publicJun 11, 2017 7:00 am - LEWISTOWN, Ill. (AP) - The Dickson Mounds Museum will host a mound survey for visitors to the prehistoric site June 24. The site is marked by earthworks built for a vari...
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Clinton nuclear reactor running a year after closing threatJun 11, 2017 7:00 am - CLINTON, Ill. (AP) - A nuclear reactor in central Illinois has begun operating again just over a year after the plant owner warned it would shut down this month if finan...
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Illinois health officials offer tips to avoid tick bitesJun 11, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Public health officials say it's time to take precautions against tick bites with the weather warming up. The Illinois Department of Public Heal...
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Illinois prep bass fishing tournament rescheduled 2nd timeJun 10, 2017 7:00 am - CARLYLE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois state high school bass fishing tournament has been rescheduled a second time after it was postponed due to high water levels on Carlyle...
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Officials warn that expected hot weather could damage roadsJun 10, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State transportation officials are warning motorists that the expected hot weather over the next few days might cause pavement to buckle around ...
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University of Illinois discusses updating Illini UnionJun 10, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois aims to renovate and expand its historic Illini Union built during the Great Depression. A feasibility study conducted in ...
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Central Illinois man pleads not guilty in stabbing deathJun 10, 2017 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a woman more than 100 times in a Bloomington hotel room has ple...
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Missing hiker found dead in Yellowstone National ParkJun 09, 2017 7:00 am - MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) - Searchers have found the body of a 53-year-old man who was reported missing in Yellowstone National Park. Jeff Murphy, of Batavia, Illin...
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Body in Mississippi River was dad who jumped in after sonJun 09, 2017 7:00 am - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Crews have pulled the body of a Galesburg man from the Mississippi River in Moline who had gone in the water after his son fell in. The Moline Police...