Articles filed under Illinois
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State lawmakers seek to cap insulin pricesSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Ten years ago, Megan Blair was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. "I remember standing at the pharmacy counter with my mom," she said. "When the pharmacist ra...
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4 charged in Georgia in theft ring that targeted templesSep 16, 2019 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Federal prosecutors in Atlanta have charged four people in what they say was a brazen theft ring that stole more than $80,000 in cash and jewelry from Hin...
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Correction: Illinois Tollway-Work Zone Memorial storySep 16, 2019 7:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - In a story Sept. 14 about a traveling memorial with names of people killed in work zone crashes coming to Illinois, The Associated Press missp...
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Energy company agrees to close Illinois coal plant in 2022Sep 16, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Texas-based Vistra Energy has agreed to shutter a coal power facility in central Illinois by the end of 2022 under a preliminary settlement with envi...
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Man indicted on murder in Illinois state trooper's deathSep 15, 2019 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A 45-year-old man has been indicted on first-degree murder in the death of an Illinois state trooper. The (Belleville) News-Democrat reports ...
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EXCHANGE: Massive animal sculptures pop up around PeoriaSep 15, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - In the art world, Monte de Gallo wants to be the next big thing. Really big. His massive, metal animal sculptures have been popping up in Peoria. As ...
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EXCHANGE: Communion chalice lost in 1896 tornado returnedSep 15, 2019 7:00 am - MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) - A pewter communion chalice has found its way back to Mascoutah, 123 years after a a parishioner pulled it out of debris at a local church and kept...
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University of Illinois recognizes professors for excellenceSep 15, 2019 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois has recognized five professors at the Urbana-Champaign campus for their excellence in teaching and service. The Univers...
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Mexican man held by ICE in northern Illinois dies in custodySep 15, 2019 7:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - A 37-year-old Mexican man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a northern Illinois county jail has died. Roberto Rodrigue...
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Restoration work on Black Hawk statue finally set to beginSep 14, 2019 7:00 am - OREGON, Ill. (AP) - Restoration work is finally underway on a northern Illinois landmark known as the Black Hawk statue following weather-related delays. The 108-year-ol...