Articles filed under Illinois
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Trial delayed for man accused in 2014 quadruple murder caseJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The trial of a northern Illinois man accused in the shooting deaths of four people has been pushed back to April. Calvin Carter has pleaded not gui...
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Fertility clinic drops defamation clause after complaintJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A complaint from a New Jersey woman led a fertility clinic to remove a clause from its contract that punishes customers for writing critical reviews...
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Hate-crime charges filed in attack on mentally disabled manJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Four black people were charged with hate crimes Thursday in connection with a video broadcast live on Facebook that showed a mentally disabled white man b...
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U of Illinois employees to get 2 percent mid-year raisesJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois employees will receive a 2 percent raise in March after the school had to put pay increases on hold for the last two years. Th...
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Medical group requires up-front fees from Illinois workersJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Springfield medical group is requiring patients insured by the state to pay half of their expected surgery bills up front. The requirement fro...
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Former Mitsubishi plant now owned by Rivian AutomotiveJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Rivian Automotive has completed its purchase of the former Mitsubishi plant in the central Illinois city of Normal, where it plans to manufacture ele...
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Catholic Diocese of Joliet offering anti-poverty grantsJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - The Catholic Diocese of Joliet is announcing anti-poverty grants to help people who are unemployed or don't earn enough to care for themselves and fa...
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Full solar eclipse gets suburbanites booking summer trips downstateJan 05, 2017 4:00 am - Thousands of suburban astronomy fans will be among the 50,000 people expected to converge on downstate Illinois this summer to witness the rare full solar eclipse. On Au...
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Sears to sell Craftsman for $900 million, shutter 150 storesJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. has agreed to sell its Craftsman tool brand to Stanley Black & Decker Inc. for about $900 million, marking CEO Edward Lampert'...
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Illinois man cleared in 1991 rape after 25 years in prisonJan 04, 2017 6:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man who spent 25 years in prison for a rape has been cleared of the charge by a Lake County judge. William Carini was convicted...