Articles filed under Illinois
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New Illinois laws limit state immigration enforcementJun 22, 2019 7:00 am - DWIGHT, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a bill that would ban privately operated immigrant detention centers. A center had been proposed for Dwight in...
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Illinois state employees approve 4-year deal with raisesJun 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A union representing thousands of Illinois state workers says its members have approved a four-year contract that offers lump-sum payments and a...
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'Attack Asthma Camp' slated for next week in BloomingtonJun 21, 2019 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A camp to help children deal with asthma will be offered next week in central Illinois. The free "Attack Asthma Camp" is open to children in kin...
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Judge orders special prosecutor to examine Smollett probeJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - A judge has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the decision by Cook County prosecutors to dismiss all charges against actor Jussie Smollett. On Friday, Cook C...
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Pritzker signs immigration bills amid reports of imminent ICE raidsJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed three immigration bills Friday amid reports U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids could start Sunday in the Chicago area and other cit...
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Motorist killed, state trooper hurt in crash on I-55Jun 21, 2019 1:00 am - A motorist has died after slamming into an Illinois state police patrol car on Interstate 55 southwest of Chicago in Romeoville. WLS-TV reports that the woman was drivin...
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Heavy rains cause flash flooding in central IllinoisJun 20, 2019 7:00 am - BETHANY, Ill. (AP) - Four people and a dog in a central Illinois village had to be rescued by police dive teams from rising waters during flash flooding after heavy rain...
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Pritzker issues disaster proclamations for 2 more countiesJun 20, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued disaster proclamations for two more counties affected by flooding. Pritzker said Thursday he added Knox and Henry ...
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Bankers survey indicates improving farm economy in 10 statesJun 20, 2019 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Bankers surveyed in parts of 10 Plains and Western states are seeing improvement in the region's farm economy. The Rural Mainstreet survey released Th...
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How many collecting Illinois pensions have moved to other states, and how much did they take with them?Jun 20, 2019 5:00 am - More than 71,000 people collecting public pensions from six statewide retirement plans have moved out of Illinois, taking more than $2.4 billion annually with them. That...