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The Powerball jackpot is worth $600 million, the biggest jackpot ever. It's an offer that's hard to refuse and it has people rolling up to gas stations everywhere. "Oh my god. Ah, I'm going to be rich," More>>

Illinois Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Legislation

Springfield - With 32 yes votes Friday, the Illinois Senate made history by passing legislation that would legalize medical marijuana in the state of Illinois. The bill's sponsor, Democrat William Haine, More>>

Police arrest two after burglary in progress

Springfield – Police in Springfield arrested two men during a burglary in progress. More>>

First mural choice for downtown Decatur picked

Decatur – The Decatur Area Arts Council announces their choice for the first mural to be painted for the city's mural project. More>>

Local shelter hopes to win Rachel Ray Challenge

Decatur – Thousands of dollars is on the line for the Macon County Animal Control and Care. More>>

Applications available for firework permits

Decatur – Now is the time to get your permits if you're planning to set off fireworks this summer. More>>

Father of Illinois school shooter gets probation

Bloomington -- The father of a central Illinois teenager who pulled a gun in his class and fired shots into the ceiling has admitted giving the boy the weapon. More>>

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Body found after boating accident on LaMoine River
Body found after boating accident on LaMoine River
The body of a 20-year-old man missing since a boating accident a week ago has been recovered from the LaMoine River in western Illinois.More >>
The body of a 20-year-old man missing since a boating accident a week ago has been recovered from the LaMoine River in western Illinois.More >>
8 Illinois Lottery payout checks bounce
8 Illinois Lottery payout checks bounce
Some lucky winners of the Illinois Lottery weren't so lucky when they went to cash their checks.More >>
Some lucky winners of the Illinois Lottery weren't so lucky when they went to cash their checks.More >>
11 people shot overnight in Chicago violence
11 people shot overnight in Chicago violence
Overnight shootings in Chicago have killed three people and injured at least eight others, including a 16-year-old boy.More >>
Overnight shootings in Chicago have killed three people and injured at least eight others, including a 16-year-old boy.More >>
News Minute: Here is the latest Illinois news from The Associated Press
News Minute: Here is the latest Illinois news from The Associated Press
Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon has met with residents and government leaders to discuss the future of Scott Air Force Base. It's two more years before a decision has to be made on keeping the facility open. Simon is planning...More >>
3 charged after post rape on Facebook page
3 charged after post rape on Facebook page
Three Chicago teenagers are accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl and posting the attack on Facebook.More >>
Three Chicago teenagers are accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl and posting the attack on Facebook.More >>

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Majority of number combos picked for Powerball pot
Majority of number combos picked for Powerball pot
It's been less than 10 months since the world record for a lottery prize. On Saturday night, it could conceivably fall once again.More >>
Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million drawing.More >>
Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash
Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash
Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested...More >>
Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in a crash that sent about 70 people to the hospital, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast Corridor.More >>
Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent
Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy...More >>
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be...More >>
A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual...More >>
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute.More >>
Conn., NTSB officials to tour train crash site
Conn., NTSB officials to tour train crash site
Officials in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office say the governor will meet with representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and Connecticut's two U.S. senators at the site of a Metro-North...More >>
Officials in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office say the governor will meet with representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and Connecticut's two U.S. senators at the site of a Metro-North Railroad...More >>

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Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights
Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights
An Afghan legislator says conservative lawmakers have blocked a law that aims to protect women's freedoms, saying parts of it violate Islamic principles.More >>
Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience.More >>
Nigeria military declares 24-hour curfew in city
Nigeria military declares 24-hour curfew in city
Nigeria's military has declared a 24-hour curfew in several neighborhoods of a northeastern city as its campaign against Islamic extremists in the region continues.More >>
Nigeria's military declared a 24-hour curfew Saturday on neighborhoods in a northeastern city that's the spiritual home of an Islamic extremist network as soldiers continued the government's emergency campaign...More >>
Gunmen seize elderly father of Syria's deputy FM
Gunmen seize elderly father of Syria's deputy FM
Syrian activists say that a wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings between rival Islamic militant groups in the northern city of Aleppo risks sparking large-scale internal fighting between rebels.More >>
Gunmen on Saturday abducted the elderly father of Syria's deputy foreign minister, the official's office said, in the latest kidnapping targeting family members of figures in President Bashar Assad's regime.More >>
Gunmen kill 9 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped
Gunmen kill 9 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped
Iraqi authorities say gunmen have broken into the house of an anti-terrorism police officer in the southern suburbs of Baghdad, killing five people including him and his sleeping family.More >>
Gunmen killed an anti-terrorism policeman and his family in Baghdad on Saturday, while kidnappers abducted eight policemen guarding a post on Iraq's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to...More >>
Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil
Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil
Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of...More >>
Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a...More >>

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