Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois sees 8th-straight record tourism growth in 2018Jul 03, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois saw an eighth-straight year of record tourism growth in 2018, attracting more than 117 million visitors in 2018. The state released the...
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WIU program to let students finish ag business MBA in 1 yearJul 02, 2019 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - A new program at Western Illinois University will let agriculture students get a graduate degree quicker. A news release from the Macomb school says ...
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Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in IllinoisJul 02, 2019 7:00 am - July 1, 2019 The (Champaign) News-Gazette Pension solutions hard to come by Playing hot potato with pension problems hardly qualifies as a solution. The people of Illino...
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Today in HistoryJul 02, 2019 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Tuesday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2019. There are 182 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B....
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Utility: Racoon to blame for Springfield power outageJul 02, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Utility officials say a racoon is to blame for a power outage that affected Illinois state office buildings in Springfield. City Water, Light an...
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Father who killed 2-month-old son gets 60-year sentenceJul 02, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the 2017 beating death of his two-month-old son. Eric Cutler pleaded guilty ...
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Illinois offers heat safety tips as temperatures riseJul 02, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials say heat kills more people each year than other weather-related hazards and are offering the public safety tips. The Illinois...
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Police: 3 dead, 6 hurt in southern Illinois interstate crashJul 01, 2019 7:00 am - METROPOLIS, Ill. (AP) - State police say three people are dead and six were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 24 in southern Illinois. The Belleville News D...
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Ex-Cowboys player Brent arrested on assault, other chargesJul 01, 2019 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - A former Dallas Cowboys player previously convicted in a drunken driving crash that killed a teammate has been charged with assaulting a police officer try...
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Police step up patrols for impaired drivers over holidayJul 01, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Transportation, State Police and law enforcement agencies are teaming up to prevent alcohol- and drug-related crashes...