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Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Killing Five People While Driving Drunk

August 20, 2014 @ 8:33 am

McLeansboro, Ill. – A McLeansboro man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a DUI that led to the deaths of five people. 49-year-old...

Concussion Training Now Required For High School Athletics

August 20, 2014 @ 8:27 am

CHICAGO (AP) — High school coaches and athletic directors now must take a concussion training course under a law signed by Gov. Pat Quinn....

Illinois ACT Scores Rise Slightly

August 20, 2014 @ 8:04 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois State Board of Education says Illinois’ high school graduating class of 2014 earned a composite score of 20.7...

Report: Rauner Had Cayman Investments

August 20, 2014 @ 8:03 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A newspaper reports that Republican Bruce Rauner’s former private equity firm set up investment funds in the Cayman Islands —...

Quinn Uses Amendatory Veto Power On Condo Legislation

August 20, 2014 @ 7:57 am

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn has used his amendatory veto power to alter legislation regarding fees for foreclosed condominiums. The bill limits associations...

First Human Case Of West Nile Reported In Illinois

August 19, 2014 @ 8:35 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Health officials in Illinois are reporting the state’s first human case of West Nile virus this year. A woman in...

Lisa Madigan Wants Rutherford Lawsuit Tossed, Sanctions Against Plaintiff

August 19, 2014 @ 8:31 am

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan wants portions of a lawsuit filed against Treasurer Dan Rutherford’s office dropped, and a court to...

Quinn Signs Legislation Aimed At Helping Seniors And Disabled

August 19, 2014 @ 8:28 am

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed two pieces of legislation giving seniors and the disabled greater access to people who can...

Blagojevich Comes Up During Court Ruling

August 19, 2014 @ 8:24 am

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court has taken on the issue of pay-to-play corruption in Illinois under disgraced ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The U.S....

Carbondale Police Chief Fired

August 19, 2014 @ 8:05 am

Carbondale, Ill. – Jody O’Guinn is no longer the police chief in Carbondale. City Manager Kevin Baity made the announcement Monday morning. Baity says...