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Warren joins striking Chicago teachers as negotiations stall

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press
Oct 22, 2019 1:00 am - Striking Chicago teachers are preparing for an extended walkout and trying to increase public pressure on Mayor Lori Lightfoot, with a downtown march set for Wednesday a...
New area code coming in 217 territory in central Illinois

The Associated Press
Oct 21, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A new area code is being added to the 217 territory in central Illinois. The area code will be 447. The Illinois Commerce Commission says new ph...
Pritzker: Illinois will double spending on roads, bridges

By JOHN O'CONNOR
Oct 21, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois will double the amount of money it spends on road-building and repair in the next five years as part of a $45 billion statewide constru...
Which suburban projects are in Pritzker's $23 billion road and bridge plan

By Diane Dungey
Oct 21, 2019 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration says it will put more than $23 billion by 2025 into roads and bridges, including hundreds of projects across the suburbs. The Democra...
Number of overdoses in Illinois drops for first time in five years

By Rebecca Anzel Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com
Oct 21, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois is "showing progress" toward the state Department of Public Health's three-year goal of reducing opioid deaths by one-third by 2020, an official t...
New Illinois State Capitol architect to continue renovations

The Associated Press
Oct 20, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The new architect of the Illinois State Capitol says she wants to continue the renovation of the historic statehouse, preserve most of the surro...
Grant to help Washington U. address cancer disparities

The Associated Press
Oct 20, 2019 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A $7.6 million federal grant will help Washington University in its effort to reduce cancer disparities in parts of Missouri and central and southern Il...
Lincoln library receives book collection of famed biographer

The Associated Press
Oct 20, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A treasure trove of about 130 books once owned by a renowned Abraham Lincoln biographer has been donated to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Lib...
EXCHANGE: Lovers of fashion celebrate vintage styles

By LAURA ANDERSON SHAW
Oct 20, 2019 7:00 am - ALEDO, Ill. (AP) - The top of Malina Lee's vibrantly red hair was swept up and pinned into perfectly coiled curls and rolls; the remainder trailed down her back in bounc...
Abuse causes shortage of high school football game officials

By GUERIN EMIG
Oct 20, 2019 7:00 am - TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Robert Breedlove, a 53-year high school football official, tells a sobering story. "A couple years ago, a friend of mine was working a sub-varsity ga...

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