TheRepublic.com - Illinois News

Blackhawks facing elimination after charmed season

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:26:20 -0400

CHICAGO - Jonathan Toews is going to play his usual minutes. Corey Crawford will be in goal. The lines will look largely the same.

Sanabia : I didn't know spitter was against rules

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:14:12 -0400

CHICAGO - Miami Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia said he didn't know it was illegal to spit directly onto a baseball.

Ill. Dems: Deal would keep school funding level

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:31:08 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - House and Senate Democrats said Friday they've agreed on a proposed Illinois budget that avoids another cut to education funding and immediately pays bills owed to human services providers, including those who help the mentally ill, homeless and developmentally disabled.

FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:26:32 -0400

WASHINGTON - Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.

Man accused of killing 5 in Illinois takes stand

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:10:29 -0400

PEORIA, Illinois - A 34-year-old man accused of killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron took the witness stand Friday, wiping away tears as he painted a horrifying picture of the murder scene.

Ill. House approves guns plan opposed by governor

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:55:50 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Gun owners could carry concealed weapons in Illinois, the last state in the nation to prohibit it, under legislation that swept through the House Friday with the backing of the powerful Democratic speaker from Chicago, a city torn by violence despite what critics claim are the nation's toughest firearms restrictions.

Man found guilty of 2006 slaying at Burger King

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:32:07 -0400

WAUKEGAN, Illinois - A suburban Chicago man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2006 strangulation death of a Lindenhurst restaurant manager.

Former NBA guard Flynn Robinson dies at 72

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:12 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Flynn Robinson, the former NBA guard who played on the Los Angeles Lakers' 1971-72 championship team, has died after a two-year fight with cancer. He was 72.

Former NBA guard Flynn Robinson dies at 72

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:23:25 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Flynn Robinson, the former NBA guard who played on the Los Angeles Lakers' 1971-72 championship team, has died after a two-year fight with cancer. He was 72.

Quinn signs moratorium on online charter schools

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:41:02 -0400

CHICAGO - Virtual charter schools in Illinois are being placed on temporary hold.

Cullerton: Parts of House gun bill 'offensive'

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:45 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Illinois Senate President John Cullerton says a concealed carry bill that would wipe out all local gun ordinances in the state is "offensive."

Former Wyoming great Flynn Robinson dies

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:09:40 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - Former University of Wyoming basketball great and school Hall of Famer Flynn Robinson died Thursday in Los Angeles following a lengthy battle with cancer.

Illinois judge charged with heroin, gun possession

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:11:16 -0400

ST. LOUIS - A southwestern Illinois judge already under scrutiny after a colleague died of a cocaine overdose at his family's hunting lodge was charged Friday with possession of heroin and guns.

Illinois investigating infections tied to steroid

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:56:15 -0400

CHICAGO - Illinois health officials say they're investigating reports that five patients developed abscesses after receiving potentially contaminated steroid injections at a downstate clinic.

White Sox reinstate Danks from DL

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:39:04 -0400

CHICAGO - The Chicago White Sox reinstated pitcher John Danks from the disabled list before Friday's start against the Miami Marlins.

Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:21:07 -0400

CHICAGO - Hall of Famer Mike Ditka will have his No. 89 retired by the Chicago Bears next season.

Quinn: Concealed carry bill puts public at risk

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:52:12 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Gov. Pat Quinn is lashing out at lawmakers after the Illinois House approved a concealed carry bill that he says "puts public safety at risk."

Man accused of killing 5 in Illinois takes stand

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:01:12 -0400

PEORIA, Illinois - A man accused of killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron has taken the witness stand to speak directly to jurors.

Ex-Chicago officer sentenced in Latin Kings case

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:05:55 -0400

HAMMOND, Indiana - A former Chicago police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in armed robberies of drug dealers for the Latin Kings street gang in northwestern Indiana and Chicago.

SPOTLIGHT: Paralyzed man can ride motorcycle

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:58:24 -0400

SULLIVAN, Illinois - Travis Mundy hops aboard a Gold Wing to talk to God or shout at him, depending on Mundy's mood.

Chicago sues over parking garage dispute

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:52:04 -0400

CHICAGO - A legal battle over parking is heating up in Chicago.

Rockford man gets 375 years in sexual assault case

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:56:27 -0400

ROCKFORD, Illinois - A Rockford man convicted of robbing and sexually assaulting two women in 2010 has been sentenced to 375 years in prison.

Federal grant for lead cleanup in Winnebago County

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:30:11 -0400

ROCKFORD, Illinois - Winnebago County will be able to double its lead abatement efforts in the area thanks to a $2.9 million grant from the federal government.

Judge to hear school closings case

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:01:42 -0400

CHICAGO - Opponents of the Chicago Board of Education's decision to close 50 schools and programs will get their day in court.

Video shows student-school employee altercation

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:55:27 -0400

CHICAGO - Chicago Public Schools officials have suspended an employee of a high school on the city's South Side after seeing a video that appears to show the employee shoving a 16-year-old student down a flight of stairs.