Articles filed under Illinois
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Officials exhume body of man found frozen in cave in 1970sAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - HAMBURG, Pa. (AP) - Investigators in Pennsylvania have exhumed the body of an unidentified man who was found frozen in a cave along the Appalachian Trail about four deca...
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Illinois spending $20M to encourage complete census countAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is giving out $20 million in grants to community organizations and local governments to help ensure all residents are counted in the 20...
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Illinois urges emergency planning before school startsAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials are encouraging families to make preparing for an emergency part of back-to-school planning. The Illinois Emergency Managemen...
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Fried Oreos here: Iowa State Fair a must for 2020 hopefulsAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Howard Dean took one bite of a deep-fried Oreo and dismissively pitched the rest into the garbage. Mitt Romney famously flipped a pork chop, righ...
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USDA declares agriculture disaster in Illinois due to floodsAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared an agriculture disaster in all 102 Illinois counties, citing historic flooding across the state ...
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Higher education officials say guardianship scam is not widespread problemAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Officials from several public universities in Illinois told a panel of state lawmakers Thursday they do not believe there is widespread abuse of court-ordered ...
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State political leaders say Blagojevich needs to stay in prisonAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois political leaders from both parties on Thursday said former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich should remain in prison despite Republican U.S. Presid...
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Remember when Trump fired Blagojevich over Harry Potter?Aug 08, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story originally was published on March 3, 2016. Reports that President Donald Trump might commute former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's senten...
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Illinois State Fair officials unveil popular butter cowAug 07, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials are showcasing one of the most popular attractions of the Illinois State Fair. The butter cow was unveiled Wednesday afternoon at the ...
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Slain Chinese scholar's dad says her body may never be foundAug 07, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The father of a slain Chinese scholar who begged his daughter's killer to reveal what he did with her remains said Wednesday that after learning her ...