Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois soldier awarded Purple Heart for Iraq War serviceNov 24, 2019 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has been awarded the Purple Heart and other military honors for his role in combat during the Iraq War. The (Peoria) Journal S...
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2 charged after 2 horses found dead, others malnourishedNov 24, 2019 6:00 am - MARENGO, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say two people have been charged with animal cruelty after two horses were found dead and five others severely malnourished in northern ...
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EXCHANGE: Navigator tracked subs, drug smugglersNov 23, 2019 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Flying around the world as a Navy navigator, Capt. Anthony Corapi picked up technical and leadership skills. Now 49, he grew up in Brooklyn and Lo...
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EXCHANGE: Shopping malls cut back Black Friday all-nightersNov 23, 2019 6:00 am - SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) - Black Friday at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg will start less than an hour before sunrise this year, ending the mall's recent run of all-night mar...
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Rollback of EPA oversight in Midwest favors pollutersNov 23, 2019 12:00 am - SAUGET, Ill. - Mamie Cosey and those living near this tiny, industrial village on the banks of the Mississippi River spent years wondering what poisons spewed from the t...
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Bill would cut off lawmaker pay the day they leave officeNov 23, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A measure preventing lawmakers from receiving pay for days they did not hold office has remained in legislative limbo since its introduction in January. It...
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Illinois school board members reject arming teachers, support grants for school resource officersNov 23, 2019 12:00 am - Elected school officials from across Illinois have again shot down a proposal calling for legislation that would allow districts to decide whether to arm teachers and ot...
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Recall: 86 tons of chicken fried rice; may have plastic bitsNov 22, 2019 6:00 am - OAKLAND, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi company is recalling more than 86 tons of chicken fried rice because it may contain bits of plastic. Ajinomoto Foods North America In...
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Man who defrauded $3M from employer gets 2 years in prisonNov 22, 2019 6:00 am - NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut man has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded more than $3 million from his Illinois-based ...
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Mom, son who died in pond had been returning from therapyNov 22, 2019 6:00 am - ROXANA, Ill. (AP) - Relatives say a mother and her 7-year-old son had been returning from an autism therapy session when their minivan ended up in a suburban St. Louis r...