Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois man gets 4 years for bank robberiesOct 05, 2019 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for robbing two banks of nearly $30,000. The Rockford Register S...
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Teachers in southern Illinois walk out in salary disputeOct 04, 2019 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - Teachers in the southern Illinois city of Murphysboro continue to walk the picket line in a wage impasse with the city's school district. Member...
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Washington U. to offer free education for needy studentsOct 04, 2019 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Washington University in St. Louis will provide a free education to any student from Missouri or southern Illinois whose family income is under $75,000....
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Getting 'Real ID' a real nightmareOct 04, 2019 1:00 am - In March, I went to the DMV in Des Plaines. It was time to renew my license. I did so. In May, the new law came out stating that you needed to obtain the Real ID if you ...
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Family album bought at Texas flea market has ties to MidwestOct 03, 2019 7:00 am - SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Knees in the dirt, Mike Rodriguez dug through a plastic bin at the Mission Open Air Market on San Antonio’s South Side and pulled out an unexpected ...
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Police look for 66-year-old hunter missing in Clark CountyOct 03, 2019 7:00 am - MARTINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities are searching for a 66-year-old man who disappeared while hunting in southeastern Illinois. Charles Egner of Florida was last seen ...
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Man convicted in death of 2-year-old get 5-year prison termOct 02, 2019 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A five-year prison sentence was handed a southern Illinois man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2017 death of 2-year-old Kane Frie...
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Deere plans layoffs at eastern Iowa, western Illinois plantsOct 02, 2019 7:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Deere & Co. plans to lay off more than 110 workers at its plant in Davenport by Nov. 18. The company also said Tuesday that it would lay off about...
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Pritzker calls on Sandoval to step down from Transportation chairmanshipOct 02, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday called on Sen. Martin Sandoval to step down as chairman of the powerful Senate Transportation Committee in the w...
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Judicial branch announces 'blueprint for the future'Oct 02, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A panel of Illinois judiciary members and stakeholders developed a three-year plan, announced Wednesday during an event in Chicago, designed to "improve th...