Illinois News
Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants
An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers.
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ILLINOIS NEWS
87-year-old woman loses to Trump in civil case
An 87-year-old grandmother took on billionaire Donald Trump. And on Thursday, she lost.
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Illinois temporarily halts transfers of disabled
Illinois officials agreed Thursday to temporarily halt the movement of residents out of an institution for the developmentally disabled in the southern Illinois city of Centralia.
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Pathologist testifies at Beason murder trial
Graphic autopsy photographs confronted jurors hearing testimony during the trial of a man accused in the slaying of a central Illinois family.
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Wisconsin monk out on bail in Illinois case
A Benedictine monk from Wisconsin who faces charges he tried to abduct four Illinois girls has been released on bond.
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Conyers hits Farrakhan `racist, anti-Semitic' talk
A Michigan congressman apologized Thursday for his participation in a Louis Farrakhan appearance at a Detroit church six days earlier during which the Nation of Islam leader made anti-Jewish remarks.
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Lawmakers ask Obama to aid flood-impacted areas
The Illinois congressional delegation is asking President Barack Obama to make federal aid available to local governments in 25 counties impacted by floods earlier this month.
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Quinn skeptical of Ill. House concealed-carry plan
A compromise plan on concealed weapons heading for a House floor vote drew swift opposition Thursday from Gov. Pat Quinn, whose office called it a "massive overreach" because of the way it would curb local firearms regulations.
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Ill. Senate approves health-coverage exchange plan
The Illinois Senate agreed Thursday to create a state-governed "health insurance exchange" where individuals and small businesses could shop for coverage as required by President Barack Obama's health law.
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New federal prosecutor nominated for Chicago
The Obama administration has chosen a private attorney and former federal prosecutor who helped send former Illinois Gov. George Ryan to prison for corruption to head the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, Illinois' senators announced Thursday.
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Trump after win: Plaintiff 'should be ashamed'
Donald Trump says he won a "complete and total victory" in Chicago federal court.




