Articles filed under Illinois
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New Illinois State Capitol architect to continue renovationsOct 20, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The new architect of the Illinois State Capitol says she wants to continue the renovation of the historic statehouse, preserve most of the surro...
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Grant to help Washington U. address cancer disparitiesOct 20, 2019 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A $7.6 million federal grant will help Washington University in its effort to reduce cancer disparities in parts of Missouri and central and southern Il...
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Lincoln library receives book collection of famed biographerOct 20, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A treasure trove of about 130 books once owned by a renowned Abraham Lincoln biographer has been donated to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Lib...
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EXCHANGE: Lovers of fashion celebrate vintage stylesOct 20, 2019 7:00 am - ALEDO, Ill. (AP) - The top of Malina Lee's vibrantly red hair was swept up and pinned into perfectly coiled curls and rolls; the remainder trailed down her back in bounc...
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Abuse causes shortage of high school football game officialsOct 20, 2019 7:00 am - TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Robert Breedlove, a 53-year high school football official, tells a sobering story. "A couple years ago, a friend of mine was working a sub-varsity ga...
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EXCHANGE: Activists fight Shawnee forest timber salesOct 20, 2019 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - For the first time in nearly three decades, the Shawnee National Forest has proposed a commercial timber harvest of mostly native oaks and hickor...
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New Mexico looks to the Philippines amid teacher shortageOct 20, 2019 7:00 am - AZTEC, N.M. (AP) - It was a cold Monday morning at C.V. Koogler Middle School in Aztec. Students stumbled into Shannon Albores' history class and take off their rumpled ...
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Board approves casino, resort at Southern Illinois wineryOct 19, 2019 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - Local officials have advanced a plan for a resort and casino on the site of a Southern Illinois winery. The Southern Illinoisan repor...
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1 of 2 Illinois brothers charged in 1983 death pleads guiltyOct 19, 2019 7:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - One of two brothers charged in the 1983 death of a man whose body was found in a rural Illinois hog pen has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter...
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Illinois courts to receive $100K grant to expand accessOct 19, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The court system in Illinois will receive a $100,000 grant to expand access to the judicial process in Illinois. The Administrative Office of th...