Articles filed under Illinois
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Menorah added to holiday display in CapitolDec 09, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A Hanukkah menorah was added to the holiday display in the Statehouse rotunda Friday, joining a holiday tree, Nativity scene, satanic sculpture and winter ...
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EXCHANGE: Carbondale courts retirees as housing market lagsDec 08, 2019 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Three years ago, Dick and Pam Matthews began thinking about leaving their small town in Maine. The retired couple was ready for an easier life. N...
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Illinois power company hires goats to clear out brushDec 08, 2019 6:00 am - HILLVIEW, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois power company turned to a herd of goats to clear a steep, rocky plot of land so crews could reach electric lines. The 50 goats spent ab...
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EXCHANGE: Learjet a new training ground for college studentsDec 08, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - As aviation mechanics students from Lincoln Land Community College mounted a wingtip fuel tank onto a Learjet 24B inside a hangar recently at Ab...
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Abraham Lincoln museum to display rare Civil War relicsDec 07, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is opening its vault to display rare Civil War relics. The Springfield museum is holding a f...
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EXCHANGE: Men are changing careers to be nursesDec 07, 2019 6:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - Daniel McGoldrick had what many would consider a dream job. The company he created programmed smart houses for superrich people. He made g...
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EXCHANGE: Danville student-exchange program marks 10 yearsDec 07, 2019 6:00 am - Schlarman Academy is marking a decade of hosting foreign-exchange students through the Youth for Understanding program - a tradition officials hope will continue well in...
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'The whole place was on fire': One of three living USS Arizona survivors, an Illinoisan, recalls attack on Pearl HarborDec 07, 2019 5:00 am - HONEY BEND, Ill. - Looking for a job and a future, Ken Potts saw little hope in central Illinois. Born and raised in tiny Honey Bend, Potts - like other teens on the bri...
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State trooper relieved of duty, charged with sex abuseDec 06, 2019 6:00 am - A trooper has been relieved of duty and charged with sexual assault in connection with incidents alleged to have occurred when he worked at a southern Illinois high scho...
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Rochester diocese request led to beatification delayDec 06, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Catholic diocese of Rochester, N.Y., confirms it made the request for further investigations that prompted the Vatican to take the rare step of delay...