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A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to killing and dismembering his girlfriend, and will spend...

Supporters made "Save Murray Center" signs during the fight to keep the facility open.

Federal judge: State can close Murray Center

A federal judge in Chicago has ruled that the state can close its Warren G. Murray Developmental...

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Collinsville convenience store sells $750,000 winning ticket

Circle K convenience store in Collinsville sold a winning $750,000 ticket for Saturday night's Lucky Day Lotto drawing.

Crime

Person of interest in Brooklyn shooting

Brooklyn police seek person of interest in night club shooting

Police are looking for a person of interest who they want to question in connection with a shooting that reportedly occurred near the Pink Slip night club.

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A rendering of the new facade of the Raqqa Lounge.

Raqqa Lounge: Gas in your tank and a beer on your tab

Pull into one metro-east service station and you can put gas in your tank and a beer on your tab. 29 minutes ago

Sports

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday, July 12, 2014, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Highland's Odorizzi: Facing Cardinals will be 'unique experience'

Highland High graduate Jake Odorizzi will make his Busch Stadium debut Tuesday, and there will be no shortage of support in the stands. 26 minutes ago

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FILE - This Aug. 16, 2013 file photo shows Ted Nugent performing at Rams Head Live in Baltimore. A Native American tribe has canceled an Aug. 4, 2014, concert by Nugent at its casino. The Coeur d'Alene Tribe on Monday, July 21, 2014, said that the cancellation of the concert at the casino in Worley was because of what it called the rocker's "racist and hate-filled remarks.''

Citing 'racist views,' tribe cancels Nugent show

A Native American tribe has canceled an Aug. 4 concert by Ted Nugent at its casino.

State|Region

Illinois Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner, left, stands with his running mate Evelyn Sanguinetti, during a news conference Monday, July 21, 2014, in Chicago. Rauner says he's continuing his efforts to impose term limits on Illinois legislators. He is leading a committee that gathered signatures to put a measure on the November ballot.

Rauner keeps up push for Illinois term limits

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner kept up his drumbeat for Illinois term limits, saying Monday that "voters deserve a voice" on the issue and that the effort to put a measure on the November ballot isn't over despite recent court decisions...

Nation|World

This undated photo, provided by Khairil Azwan, shows Mohammad Afif. Afif, 19, was killed along with his parents and three siblings when Flight 17 was shot down on July 17. Afif's friends described him as someone who was always able to lift people's spirits.

Flight 17 tragic end for family of 6 coming home

Mohammad Afif and his family were about to start a new chapter in their lives. Afif was getting set to begin his university studies in architecture, and his father was preparing to move back to Malaysia with his wife and three of their children after...

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