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Hastert Judge Won't Consider Support Letters Unless Public

April 15, 2016 @ 10:25 am

CHICAGO (AP) — The judge in Dennis Hastert’s hush-money case says that if the former House speaker wants letters of support considered during...

Beauty Licenses Expedited for Pre-Release Illinois Prisoners

April 14, 2016 @ 7:50 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois regulators are making it easier for prisoners on the verge of release to apply for state barber and cosmetology...

State Democrats Approve $3.9 Billion Spending Bill

April 14, 2016 @ 7:30 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Democrats approved a $3.9 billion bill to fund colleges and various social service programs while the state operates without...

Peabody Energy Corp. Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

April 13, 2016 @ 10:38 am

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Peabody Energy, the nation’s largest coal miner, filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday as a crosscurrent of environmental, technological and economic changes...

Suspect Dead After Shootout with Police

April 13, 2016 @ 10:27 am

FRANKLIN CO- According to a press conference held Tuesday evening, the Franklin County Sheriff’s office received a call of a residential burglary in...

Illinois Lawmakers, Disability Advocates Call for Wage Hike

April 13, 2016 @ 8:18 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Lawmakers and advocates say workers who care for developmentally disabled residents should get a pay raise to comply with...

Illinois Trooper Pleads Guilty to Driving Drunk on Job

April 13, 2016 @ 7:49 am

ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois State Police trooper has pleaded guilty to driving drunk while on the job. The Kane County state’s...

Illinois Governor Releases School Funding Breakdown

April 13, 2016 @ 6:56 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has released figures breaking down how much each Illinois school district would receive next year under his...

Food Recall: Reser's Fine Foods Refrigerated Salad Products

April 12, 2016 @ 10:33 am

WJPF- Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc. of Beaverton, Oregon is recalling 19 refrigerated salad items due to notification from one of their ingredient suppliers that...

Illinois Agency Proposes Vaccination Exemption Forms

April 12, 2016 @ 10:07 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois health officials have proposed new rules requiring parents who oppose vaccinating their children based on religious reasons to provide...