CBS4 RTV4 WHBF Quad Cities, IL / IA News Weather SportsDOD: Marine from Ill. killed in Afghanistan
PALATINE, Ill. (AP) – A Marine from northeast Illinois has died while fighting in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense announced late Friday that 22-year-old Cpl. Christopher J. Boyd, of Palatine, died Thursday while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. Details haven’t been released.
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N. Ill. teen dies after skateboarding accident
Associated Press – July 31, 2010 12:44 PM ET PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) – A 16-year-old northern Illinois boy has died after a skateboarding accident in which he was reportedly being pulled by a…
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U. of Ill. instructor fired over Catholic beliefs
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois has fired an adjunct professor who taught courses on Catholicism after a student accused the instructor of engaging in hate speech by saying he agrees with the church’s teaching that homosexual sex is immoral.
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High-risk Ill. patients may be stuck paying high rates
For thousands of Illinois residents who pay high health insurance premiums because of medical problems, the new federal health care legislation won’t offer relief.The 16,000 residents who already pay into Illinois’ high-risk health insurance pool…
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Ill. truck driver faces murder trial in Tenn.
Associated Press – May 9, 2010 5:24 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – An Illinois truck driver charged with killing a woman whose body was found at a Nashville truck stop is set to go on trial in…
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Ill. pitcher passes milestone, but isn’t sure when
Associated Press – April 21, 2010 1:04 PM ET ALPHA, Ill. (AP) – No one seems quite sure when it happened, but there’s no doubt a western Illinois high school softball player became part of an…
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5 hospitalized after crash on Ill. 394
Five people were injured in a multi-vehicle accident on Illinois 394 near Sauk Village, Illinois State Police said. Police responded about 8:30 p.m. to a three-vehicle crash on southbound Illinois 394 at Sauk Trail, State Police Sgt. Alan Ulcigrai said. Five people were taken to St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers in Dyer, Ind., Ulcigrai said. He did not immediately know the ages or genders of …
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Turner submits application to be Ill. lt gov
Associated Press – March 9, 2010 12:44 PM ET CHICAGO (AP) – Another former candidate for Illinois lieutenant governor has submitted an application to be the new Democratic nominee for the…
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Ill. university leaders argue against deeper cuts
The leaders of two Illinois universities warned lawmakers Wednesday that further cuts in this year’s higher education budget could mean layoffs, the loss of top professors and more tuition fee increases.
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