Articles filed under Illinois
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Hearing set for man charged with posing as missing childJun 13, 2019 7:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - A pretrial hearing is planned for a 24-year-old man charged with impersonating a long-missing child. U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett in Cincinnati ...
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Why Civic Federation is calling for changes to property tax appeal boardJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County property owners make up nearly 84% of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board's case backlog. That's according to an analysis by the The Civic Federation, a C...
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Road, grandstand improvements planned for DuQuoin State FairJun 12, 2019 7:00 am - DUQUOIN, Ill. (AP) - Main Street and the loop road around the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds will be resurfaced this summer. State officials announced Wednesday that minor st...
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Fake nurse who landed jobs at 3 facilities sentencedJun 12, 2019 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A Missouri man who used fake nurse credentials to get jobs at three health care facilities has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison. Benjamin D...
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Swollen Mississippi River force southern Illinois evacuationJun 12, 2019 7:00 am - EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued 17 people and three dogs from floodwaters in Alexander County in southern Illinois. Coast Guard off...
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Correction: Marine's Remains storyJun 12, 2019 7:00 am - TREMONT, Ill. (AP) - In a story June 11 about a plane crash investigation, The Associated Press reported erroneously that an Illinois Marine's remains were recovered off...
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Mom, son identified as victims of house explosionJun 12, 2019 7:00 am - RAPATEE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a 77-year-old woman and her 51-year-old son died in an explosion that destroyed a house in western Illinois. The cause of the Sunday...
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Governments may seek funds for recreational area developmentJun 12, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Local governments in Illinois may apply for state grants to acquire or develop space for recreation areas. The Illinois Department of Natural Re...
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Man gets 10 years in prison for fatal snowmobile accidentJun 12, 2019 7:00 am - KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing a woman's death in an alcohol-related snowmobile accident. The Kankakee Journa...
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Pritzker signs law expanding abortion access: 'We're going to be here for ... refugees from other states'Jun 12, 2019 1:00 am - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker made Illinois the most liberal state in the U.S. for access to reproductive health care with the stroke of 20 pens Wednesday at the Chicago...