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State workers anxious as lawmakers debate pensions

An Illinois agency manager might have to delay retirement. A former university secretary wonders if she'll have to cancel vacations. A state office assistant fears he won't be able to afford the medical care his wife needs.

ILLINOIS NEWS

Quinn pushes for ban on high-capacity ammunition

Some of Illinois' top Democrats joined parents of Connecticut school shooting victims Sunday to call for a state ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, a push made as lawmakers face a tight deadline on a contentious measure to legalize concealed carry.

ILLINOIS NEWS

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead

Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open.

ILLINOIS NEWS

United to restart 787 flights on Monday

United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air.

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MISSOURI NEWS

2 die in all-terrain vehicle crash near Doniphan

A man and a woman have died in an all-terrain vehicle crash in southeast Missouri.

MISSOURI NEWS

Analysis: Missouri GOP success in eye of beholder

Success. That desirable word can have different meanings to different people.

MISSOURI NEWS

2 $1M Powerball tickets sold in Missouri

The Powerball ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million wasn't sold in Missouri. But two Missouri Powerball players were so close to picking all the winning numbers that that their tickets are worth $1 million each.

MISSOURI NEWS

Anniversary of Civil War massacre marked

It's been 150 years since Confederate guerrillas ambushed a black regiment at a Civil War battle site a few miles north of Joplin.

ILLINOIS NEWS

Amtrak reports minor train derailment in Chicago

Amtrak officials say a train departing from New Orleans derailed not far from Chicago's Union Station.

MISSOURI NEWS

Tornado touches down in Wichita, but no injuries

Authorities say a tornado has touched down in Wichita, Kan., but emergency officials say there are no injuries or fatalities.