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Illinoisans Spending More Since Recession

August 8, 2014 @ 8:02 am

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Just a year after they had seen the worst of the Great Recession, Illinois consumers were spending more than they...

Harrisburg Mayor Loses Battle with Cancer

August 7, 2014 @ 10:07 am

HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) — The mayor of Harrisburg has died of brain cancer. Reed Funeral Chapel in Harrisburg says Ron Crank died Thursday at...

Lincoln's Handwriting Found In Book About Racism

August 6, 2014 @ 8:40 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Historical experts say they’ve found Abraham Lincoln’s handwriting inside a tattered book justifying racism that he may have read to...

Illinois Opens Insurance Records To Public

August 6, 2014 @ 8:38 am

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois for the first time is making public the official forms filed by insurance companies when they set the rates they’ll...

Rauner Vacations, Fundraises In Montana

August 6, 2014 @ 8:36 am

CHICAGO (AP) — Republican Bruce Rauner (ROW’-nur) has traveled to his family’s ranch in Montana to vacation and raise money for his Illinois governor...

Durbin Applauds Walgreen's Decision To Stay In Illinois

August 6, 2014 @ 8:35 am

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he is pleased by Walgreen Co.’s apparent decision to keep its headquarters in Illinois. But the...

Boehner Campaigns For Illinois Republicans

August 6, 2014 @ 8:32 am

TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (AP) — U.S. House Speaker John Boehner is campaigning for Illinois Republicans in tight races this fall. Boehner was in the Chicago...

Carbondale Police Investigate Armed Carjacking

August 6, 2014 @ 8:25 am

Carbondale, Ill. – Police are investigating an armed carjacking. Carbondale Police say 20-year-old Kevin Pruitt of Chicago showed a handgun during an argument Saturday,...

Report: Marion Police Investigate Rapes Dating Back To 2011

August 6, 2014 @ 8:22 am

Marion, Ill. – The Marion Police Department is investigating multiple rape cases from the last three years. Marion Police Chief Dawn Tondini says there...