Articles filed under Illinois
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Rauner vetoes automatic voter registrationAug 12, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed legislation to allow automatic voter registration in Illinois. The Republican vetoed the plan Friday. He says he wa...
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Bloomington man pleads not guilty in parents' deathsAug 12, 2016 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A 25-year-old Bloomington man has pleaded not guilty to stabbing his parents to death. Brian Petersen entered the plea to murder charges in McLe...
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Heavy rains inundate Illinois State Fair, I-155Aug 12, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Heavy rains have inundated parts of central Illinois including campers at the Illinois State fair in Springfield. The Springfield State Journal-...
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2 Illinois residents killed in Montana motorcycle crashAug 12, 2016 7:00 am - GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - Two Illinois residents were killed when the motorcycle they were riding struck a deer in central Montana, went off the road and hit several tre...
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Decatur names Getz new police chiefAug 12, 2016 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The city of Decatur has named Jim Getz as its new police chief. The city said in a news release Friday that the 17-year veteran of the Decatur Polic...
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Illinois police stop motorists, reward them for good drivingAug 12, 2016 7:00 am - LELAND GROVE, Ill. (AP) - Police in the central Illinois community of Leland Grove were stopping motorists this week to reward them for good driving. The community on Sp...
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Matt Murphy announces his Senate resignationAug 12, 2016 1:00 am - Republican state Sen. Matt Murphy of Palatine - a high-profile spokesman for the Illinois Republican agenda and nearly 10-year Senate veteran from the Northwest suburbs ...
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Champaign looks at $700,000 cost to remove ash treesAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - City officials in Champaign say they expect to spend at least $700,000 to remove the remaining ash trees from the city. City forestry supervisor A...
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3 Kansas men charged with Illinois officer's shootingAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say three Kansas men have been charged in connection with the shooting of a southern Illinois police officer last month. Carbondale p...
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Illinois State Fair festivities underway in SpringfieldAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The 2016 Illinois State Fair kicked off with the annual Twilight Parade and the unveiling of the butter cow, which this year is named Creampuff....