Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker unveils legislation to create graduated income taxApr 09, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker urged Illinois legislators Tuesday to "let the people vote" on his constitutional amendment that would dump the state's flat-...
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Subpoena enforcement on hold in abandoned-property fightApr 08, 2019 7:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A judge on Monday rejected a request by state officials to rule on the validity of an unprecedented subpoena they issued seeking records from a c...
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3 killed in suspected drunken driving crash in BristolApr 08, 2019 7:00 am - BRISTOL, Wis. (AP) - Authorities have identified the three relatives killed and a fourth injured in a suspected drunken driving crash in Kenosha County. Sheriff's offici...
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Drug overdoses killing older adults in Winnebago CountyApr 08, 2019 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Officials in a northern Illinois county say overdose deaths are on the rise, and the largest group of victims is people in their 50s. The Rockford ...
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EXCHANGE: Veterinarian students give pet care at shelterApr 07, 2019 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - It won't be long before Cali Elliott and Michael McCallion put their classes behind them and begin caring for pets. But the two fourth-year stude...
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Heavy metal band Megadeth to open Illinois State FairApr 07, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Heavy metal band Megadeth will be the opening act at this year's Illinois State Fair. The group will play Aug. 9 at the Illinois Lottery Grandst...
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Police warn college application bill could compromise safetyApr 07, 2019 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Police chiefs at several Illinois higher education institutions say a bill that would ban colleges from asking applicants about their criminal h...
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EXCHANGE: Woman takes journey to becoming her alter egoApr 07, 2019 7:00 am - ASHKUM, Ill. (AP) - At her heaviest weight, Kelsey Stauffer weighed 250 pounds. She never felt connected to her physical self. "In my daydreams I would make myself out t...
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Pritzker signs bill raising legal age to buy tobacco products to 21Apr 07, 2019 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Sunday raising the state's legal age for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21 - a move that has been enacted locally by dozens...
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Peoria Head Start program get $6.2M in grantsApr 06, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Head Start programs in a central Illinois are receiving $6.2 million in federal grants. The office of U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, an Illinois Democrat, a...