Articles filed under Illinois
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EXCHANGE: Effort to eliminate autumn olive at Illinois parkOct 06, 2019 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - When the Illinois Department of Natural Resources added thousands of acres of Arch Minerals Corporation land to its existing Pyramid State Park i...
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EXCHANGE: Invisibility lead to court reporter shortagesOct 06, 2019 7:00 am - BLOOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - For 40 years, Nancy McClarty was paid to listen to people talk fast, slow, loudly, quietly, in foreign languages, in legalese, and, sometimes, ...
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State takes step toward rebuilding Illinois Veterans HomeOct 06, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State officials say they will issue a request for proposals next month to rebuild the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy. The $230 million planned...
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White invites entries to statewide literature contestOct 05, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois students can compete for a cash prize by writing letters to authors. Secretary of State Jesse White says students in grades 4-12 are el...
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EXCHANGE: With colorful beads, girl measures cancer ordealOct 05, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - These aren't just ordinary beads 3-year-old Elizabeth Abbott holds in her hands. Each of the 850-plus colorful beads on the Urbana toddler's string m...
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Police: 1 killed, 4 hurt by man driving SUV through groupOct 05, 2019 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Police in the Illinois city of Waukegan say a 22-year-old man accused of killing a man and injuring four other people by driving an SUV into the gr...
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EXCHANGE: Man defies stereotypes 1 stitch at a timeOct 05, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Knitting is commonly viewed as a grandmother's pastime or a symbol of charming domesticity, but the hobby that was once a necessity was actually domi...
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University of Illinois announces new technology centerOct 05, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois' engineering college and a company led by a graduate of the school are partnering on a technology center. The $100 million...
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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...