Illinois News
Madigan: Retirement age won't be raised to 67
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says it would be unconstitutional to force current state employees to work to age 67 before collecting full retirement benefits.
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ILLINOIS NEWS
Syngenta pays $105 million to settle US litigation
Swiss chemicals maker Syngenta says it is offering $105 million to settle a U.S. lawsuit over one of its herbicides entering water supplies.
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Former officer who stole from charity sentenced
A former suburban Chicago police officer who pleaded guilty to charges he stole $30,000 from a charity for fallen officers has been sentenced to two years of probation.
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Ill. employment offices closed Monday
Illinois Department of Employment Security offices will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day.
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Area along Chicago River added to historic list
An area along the South Branch of the Chicago River has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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2 prisoners accused of theft from evidence locker
Authorities in southeastern Illinois' Hardin County are reassessing their jail security after they say two prisoners stole from the lockup's evidence locker.
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Old Ill. weather records remarkably accurate
The keepers of the oldest known official Illinois weather records relied on glass thermometers and observations, but recent research finds their data to be remarkably accurate.
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Rescued sea otter makes debut at Shedd Aquarium
An orphaned sea otter pup is making her first public appearance this week at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium.
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Ill. lawmakers slash health care for the poor
Hundreds of thousands of people would see their health care cut back or even eliminated under legislation approved Thursday by Illinois lawmakers in a desperate attempt to shore up the state's crumbling budget.
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Newspaper to sue U of I in state court
An appeals court on Thursday vacated a decision by a federal court that the University of Illinois can't withhold the identities of students involved in a 2009 admissions scandal.
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Speculation now switches to Fitzgerald successor
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald explained his resignation Thursday on the belief that new blood would be healthy for the office - turning the speculation to who might end up replacing one of the longest-serving and most highly regarded prosecutors in the country.








