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As South bans abortion, thousands turn to Illinois clinics
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Dr. Colleen McNicholas is fresh off performing two abortions when a ringing phone quickly stops her. “Oh, ugh,” she said, eyes widened, before she darted off to another room. Just the day before, 58 women had abortions at the...
Bipartisan support emerges for Senate railroad safety bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroads emerged Wednesday as senators heard fresh testimony on the fiery hazardous train derailment last month on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. Both Republicans and Democrats on the Senate...
Cooperating ex-guard gets 6 years in Illinois inmate's death
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A contrite Willie Hedden, the last of three ex-correctional officers convicted in the beating death of an Illinois prison inmate, was sentenced Wednesday to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to civil rights violations and obstruction and testifying against...
Editorial Roundup: Illinois
Chicago Tribune. March XX, 2023. Editorial: Thanks in part to Illinois innovation, ‘range anxiety’ won’t hamper electric cars for long Consumer Reports’ well-read auto issue spends a lot of time exploring so-called range anxiety, the worry that consumers have...
Illinois man thrown off hood, run over during police chase
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man who leaped onto the hood of a car suffered life-threatening injuries when he was thrown off and run over during a police chase early Monday. The Lake County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that a deputy spotted two vehicles leaving a...
2 Illinois teens dead after sledding at Colorado ski resort
FRISCO, Colo. (AP) — A community in Illinois is in mourning a day after two local teens were killed while sledding at a Colorado ski resort. Paula Crane, superintendent of the Prairie Central school district in Fairbury, confirmed Monday that two students from Prairie Central High...
Republican bills push cash bail, subvert Democratic changes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Just two days before he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring more than 60, Darrell Brooks Jr. had posted bail for charges of domestic violence. He had been accused of using his SUV to run over the...
New Theatre West Virginia leader planning big changes
BEAVER, W.Va. (AP) — Theatre West Virginia’s new general manager Gayle Oakes said she’s ready to break a leg. After a few weeks on the job, Oakes said she is planning some major changes including new music for their historical dramas, updates to the stage, new Broadway...
Judge extends agreement date for Oklahoma poultry lawsuit
A federal judge is giving Oklahoma and nearly a dozen poultry companies, including the world’s largest poultry producer, Tyson Foods, an additional 90 days to reach an agreement on plans to clean a watershed polluted by chicken litter. U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell on Friday...
Bank failures: Anger in Congress, but division on what to do
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bills were filed, hearings were planned and blame was cast as Congress reacted this past week to the abrupt failure of two banks. A look at what lawmakers are saying and planning as the fallout continues from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. ...
