Articles filed under Illinois
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Not-for-profit owner pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraudFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man who federal prosecutors say filed for bankruptcy 10 times in five years has pleaded guilty to fraud charges. Mark McFarland o...
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Durbin prompts medical, dental schools to combat drug crisisFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin wants medical and dental schools in Illinois to have training sessions on responsible opioid prescription. The Illinois De...
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Hoopeston dealer gets life for cocaine and meth distributionFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A Hoopeston (HUHP-stun) man has been sentenced to life in federal prison for trafficking crystal meth and cocaine in Champaign. Jose Jaime "J.J." Lop...
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ACLU calls out clinic for limited contraceptive proceduresFeb 21, 2017 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a federally funded Peoria-area medical clinic for its ties to a Catholic health care system that li...
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Illinois State University seeks public input on its futureFeb 21, 2017 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University is asking the public to weigh in on the institution's future. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reports (http://bit.ly/2m4ta17 )...
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Firefighters work on 1,300-acre southern Illinois wildfireFeb 21, 2017 6:00 am - KAMPSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Firefighters in southwestern Illinois have been battling a wildfire for more than a week that has burned about 1,300 acres. North Calhoun Fire Pr...
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Ex-Illinois prosecutor's 2nd murder trial set for next weekFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A retrial is set to begin next week for a former Illinois prosecutor charged with first-degree murder for the 2006 death of his first wife. The Quinc...
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UIS provides shuttle between campus, downtown SpringfieldFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Students at the University of Illinois Springfield will now have a free ride between campus and downtown during the weekend. The (Springfield) S...
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Cleanup begins at Springfield's former Pillsbury Mills plantFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Work has started to remove asbestos from the long-abandoned former Pillsbury Mills plant in Springfield. The (Springfield) State Journal-Registe...
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No charges against student who distributed racist pamphletsFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - McHenry County prosecutors say they won't file criminal charges against a student who circulated racist pamphlets in school. The Daily Herald in A...