All Stories from November 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Indiana education board meets for 1st time amid clashNov 08, 2013 5:45 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s State Board of Education is meeting for the first time since a battle for control of the state’s grading system went public. Democratic Schools ...
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Indiana State Police step up efforts as Thanksgiving nearsNov 08, 2013 5:45 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police are stepping up enforcement efforts in an attempt to make roads safer during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period. State police sa...
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Quinn OKs money for Lincoln tomb repairsNov 08, 2013 5:44 am - SPRINGFIELD — The state of Illinois is spending more than $600,000 to get the Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site in shape for the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s de...
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Illinois parts maker says jobs will be added by summerNov 08, 2013 5:44 am - PARIS, Ill. — An eastern Illinois auto parts maker now says it should add 300 previously announced new jobs at its plant by next summer. Steven Duval is the head of huma...
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12 arrested after Decatur shootingsNov 08, 2013 5:44 am - DECATUR, Ill. — Authorities in the central Illinois community of Decatur say they arrested a dozen people after a series of shootings last weekend. Five separate shootin...
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U of I Springfield inducts 5 into legislative intern hall of fameNov 08, 2013 5:44 am - SPRINGFIELD — The University of Illinois Springfield is adding five former state Capitol interns to its Legislative Internship Hall of Fame. Inductees include Democratic...
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Collinsville site of teen driving programNov 08, 2013 5:44 am - SPRINGFIELD — Officials for the state of Illinois and private companies are launching a four-day “Drive for Tomorrow” teen-driving school at the Collinsville Gateway Cen...
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Man dies after driving into Lake MichiganNov 08, 2013 5:44 am - Authorities say a man has died after driving his car into a Lake Michigan harbor in downtown Chicago. Fire Department officials say the crash was reported around 10:30 p...
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Man convicted in Alton shooting death near schoolNov 08, 2013 5:44 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — A southwestern Illinois jury has convicted a 22-year-old man in connection with a shooting death last year near an Alton elementary school. The Madi...
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Army surgeons from Illinois training at Miami hospital honoredNov 08, 2013 5:44 am - MIAMI — An Army surgical team is honing its trauma skills at a Miami hospital. The 909th Army Forward Surgical Team from Fort Sheridan, Ill., is currently training at Ry...