Articles filed under Illinois
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Vietnam War casualty honored with park in BourbonnaisMay 03, 2017 7:00 am - BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (AP) - Bourbonnais village officials have dedicated a memorial park for a U.S. Marine who died in the Vietnam War. The village and Olivet Nazarene Univ...
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Correction: State Record Crappie storyMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - In a story May 1 about record-setting crappie, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the lake in which the fish was caught. It is Kinkaid L...
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2 Illinois counties declare disasters due to floodingMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Flood warnings remain for large sections of central and southern Illinois after weekend storms brought as many as 10 inches of rain. The (Carbond...
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High court justices to administer oath to new lawyersMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Supreme Court justices will administer the oath to nearly 500 new Illinois attorneys on Thursday. The Supreme Court announced Monday th...
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Judge demands answers from DCFS over dead Joliet 1-year-oldMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois judge is demanding to know what did state child care workers do to help the family of a 1-year-old girl who was found dead in their home....
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Trial delayed for Illinois man charged in Iowa killingMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - A third trial has been delayed for an Illinois man charged with the 1990 killing of a 9-year-old girl in Iowa. The trial of Stanley Liggins was sc...
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Northeastern Illinois county launches drug treatment programMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - Officials in a northeastern Illinois county are starting a program to help fast-track treatment for drug addiction. The (Crystal Lake) Northwest H...
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Appeal by man who pleaded guilty to murder continuesMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) - A man serving a decades-long prison sentence in the 2010 death of a Northern Illinois University student is continuing an appeal of his conviction....
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Gwendolyn Brooks to be honored on 100th anniversary of birthMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Five female poets are poised to honor the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks on the 100th anniversary of her birth. Northwestern Universi...
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Sheriff: 3 killed in central Illinois single-vehicle crashMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - CANTON, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in central Illinois say three people were killed when a vehicle left a roadway and crashed into a lake. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports...