State News
May 25, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By The ASSOCIATED PRESS
HAMMOND, Ind. – A former Chicago police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in armed robberies of drug dealers for the Latin Kings street gang in northwestern Indiana and Chicago.
May 25, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By The ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPRINGFIELD – House and Senate Democrats have agreed on a proposed Illinois budget that would keep education funding at the same level and increase human services spending.
May 25, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By The ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO – Attorney General Lisa Madigan said people should use caution when donating money to help victims of the Oklahoma tornado.
May 25, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By The ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO – Virtual charter schools in Illinois are being placed on temporary hold.
May 25, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By DAVID THOMAS – dthomas@shawmedia.com
County’s 2 lawmakers vote to OK legislation
May 25, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By The ASSOCIATED PRESS
PEORIA – A man accused of killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron wiped away tears as he painted a horrifying picture of the murder scene to jurors.
May 24, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By MICHAEL TARM - The Associated Press
CHICAGO – An 87-year-old grandmother took on billionaire Donald Trump. And on Thursday, she lost.
May 24, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By BRIDGET FLYNN -
bflynn@shawmedia.com
STERLING – Members of a multistate check-forging and burglary ring who investigators say are responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars in bank fraud also broke into several Sterling businesses and stole payroll and other checks, Mendota police said Thursday in a news release.
May 24, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By JOHN O'CONNOR - The Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD – A compromise plan on concealed weapons heading for a House floor vote drew swift opposition Thursday from Gov. Pat Quinn, whose office called it a "massive overreach" because of the way it would curb local firearms regulations.
May 24, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By The ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPRINGFIELD – Buckle up, take your time and don't get behind the wheel if you've been drinking alcohol.
May 24, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By The ASSOCIATED PRESS
URBANA – The University of Illinois' Senate Executive Committee has approved a resolution supporting the end of use of Chief Illiniwek.
May 23, 2013 - 2:43 p.m.•By MICHAEL TARM – The Associated Press
CHICAGO – The Obama administration has picked a private attorney and former federal prosecutor who helped send former Illinois Gov. George Ryan to prison for corruption to head the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, Illinois' senators announced Thursday.
May 23, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By The ASSOCIATED PRESS
BELLEVILLE – The suburban St. Louis-based supermarket chain Schnucks Markets wants a federal court to handle an Illinois lawsuit related to a security breach of customer credit and debit cards.
May 22, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By REGINA GARCIA CANO -
The Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD – A groundbreaking deal to regulate high-volume oil and gas drilling in Illinois cleared a top House committee Tuesday, setting up a floor vote on a measure that supporters say would bring tens of thousands of jobs to struggling areas in the southern part of the state.
May 21, 2013 - 11:48 a.m.•By The Associated Press
CHICAGO – Members of Illinois' tea party movement say they'll protest outside IRS offices in four cities over revelations that the agency targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
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