Articles filed under Illinois
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EXCHANGE: SIU considers future of its last military buildingDec 22, 2019 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - When Professor John Jackson arrived at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1969, the campus was full of repurposed World War II-era buildi...
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Re-established Springfield brewer fixes fairgrounds pavilionDec 21, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Fair's popular Food-A-Rama received a $10,000 sponsorship from Reisch Charities. The brewer of Reisch Gold Top Beer's donati...
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EXCHANGE: Log at core of woodcutter's spiritual missionDec 21, 2019 6:00 am - ROANOKE, Ill. (AP) - For 18 years, Tom Durand has watched the battle between heaven and hell play out on two pieces of wood he cut from the same log. He believes they ar...
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Sustainable plow-free farming could help save small farmsDec 21, 2019 6:00 am - LaGRANGE, Ind. (AP) - Farmland is expanding across Indiana, worldwide food demand is increasing and Americans are eating more meat than ever before - still, Greg Gunthor...
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Survey of Plains, Western bankers shows waning rural economyDec 21, 2019 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A new survey of bankers indicates a waning economy in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, and weak farm income is hurting producers' ability ...
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EXCHANGE: Robotic pets bring smiles to veteransDec 21, 2019 6:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Jack Wagoner looked steadily into the cat's blue eyes. A smile played across his face. 'œThis means an awful lot to me,'ť the World War II veteran ...
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2 men, woman dead in southern Illinois; 2 fugitives arrestedDec 20, 2019 6:00 am - BETHALTO, Ill. (AP) - Three people were found dead inside a southern Illinois home after two fugitives wanted in other states were captured in Missouri, police said Frid...
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Track road conditions statewideDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - Travelers can visit and bookmark GettingAroundIllinois.com for continually updated information on road conditions throughout the state. Available on your computer and op...
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State approves budget for library system census grantDec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - The Pritzker Administration and the Illinois Department of Human Services awarded the Reaching Across Illinois Library System with a $750,000 grant to encourage full par...
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Company drops plan to build Nevada medical waste incineratorDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - A medical waste disposal company has abandoned plans to build an incinerator in North Las Vegas, officials said. Stericycle Inc. planned to build an inc...