Articles filed under Illinois
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U of I professor wins fellowship for study of violin in UKJan 19, 2020 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A University of Illinois music professor has been awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Musicology professor Christin...
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Illinois approves coal company's mine water pumping proposalJan 19, 2020 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources approved the first of three permits for a coal company's plan to discharge waste water from a mine i...
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Harmon of Oak Park chosen to serve as president of Illinois SenateJan 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Senator Don Harmon, an Oak Park Democrat, was elected by his peers as the 39th president of the Illinois Senate on Sunday after hours of behind-the-s...
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State offers $3.5M funding to Illinois fire, rescue agenciesJan 18, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The office of the State Fire Marshall is accepting applications for its Small Equipment Grant Program. The $3.5 million program provides grants...
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Heavy snow forces ground stop at O'Hare, snarls air trafficJan 18, 2020 6:00 am - A winter storm that swept across northern Illinois forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights Friday at Chicago's two major airports and prompted the Federal Aviatio...
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Storm postpones Chicago State-CSU Bakersfield men's gameJan 18, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago State men's basketball game against Cal State-Bakersfield scheduled for Saturday at 12:05 pm has been moved to Sunday (Jan. 19) at 12:05 p.m. ...
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Man found guilty in former father-in-law's stabbing deathJan 18, 2020 6:00 am - PITTSFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois jury has found a Missouri man guilty of stabbing his former father-in-law to death. Charles Allen faces between 20 and 100 years in ...
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Illinois among states considering gig worker billsJan 18, 2020 5:26 am - California was the first state to challenge tech companies such as Uber and Lyft with bold laws meant to reshape the gig economy by converting workers into employees. An...
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Post offices serve critical roll in central Illinois townsJan 17, 2020 6:00 am - ELWIN, Ill. (AP) - ZIP code 62532 appears in blue numerals on the front of the Elwin post office, a shack-like structure on South Taylor Road with 52 neat P.O. boxes beh...
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Cullerton's advice to next Senate president: UnifyJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The outgoing leader of Illinois' Senate offered a piece of advice for whoever next assumes the position: "Bring everyone together." Chicago Democrat John C...