Articles filed under Illinois
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Utilities encourage energy savings with smart thermostatsNov 21, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As temperatures drop and winter looms, homeowners and property managers are sweeping chimneys, insulating pipes and swapping screens for storm windows. T...
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Ex-Illinois trooper charged in crash that killed young momNov 21, 2018 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois State Police trooper has been charged in a high-speed collision that killed a young mother. Now-retired Master Sgt. Jeff Denning w...
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Central Illinois sheriff's winner declared by single voteNov 21, 2018 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A winner has been declared by a single vote in a central Illinois county sheriff's election. The Macon County clerk's office on Tuesday certified fi...
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Will Illinois start charging electric car owners a road fee?Nov 21, 2018 4:33 am - Illinois is one of 30 states that do not charge owners of electric and hybrid cars an annual fee to make up for lost motor fuel taxes, but that could change. "If you're ...
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Central IL man gets 48 years for death during kidnappingNov 20, 2018 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has been sentenced to 48 years in prison for the death of a man during a kidnapping that authorities say stemmed from try...
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Struggling S. Illinois shopping mall to close on Dec. 16Nov 20, 2018 6:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois mayor says it's "heartless" that a long-struggling shopping mall will close its doors just before Christmas. The Illinois Star Ce...
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State police to step up traffic patrols during holidayNov 20, 2018 6:00 am - ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Police will step up patrols by troopers as they seek to ensure compliance with seat belt and other laws during the busy Thanksgiving tr...
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Illinois reports 2 cases of Shiga-toxin E. coliNov 20, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Public health officials report that two Illinois residents are among nearly three dozen people affected by a strain of E. coli bacteria in romai...
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Drury wrestler shot, wounded in hunting accidentNov 19, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Freshman Drury University wrestler Donovan Benetti has been shot in the abdomen in a hunting accident. University athletics spokesman Ed Beach sa...
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Will voters stay energized for local elections?Nov 19, 2018 4:40 am - Even before the results from the Nov. 6 election are made official, candidates vying for seats on some local boards will be filing nominating petitions this week to run ...