Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois 200: Barack Obama's political career in Illinois helped shape his presidencyNov 11, 2018 4:33 am - A decade ago, he claimed victory in the presidential campaign from Grant Park in Chicago. He announced his run - and later his running mate - on ground trod by Abraham L...
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EXCHANGE: Neighborly help after combine goes up in flamesNov 10, 2018 6:00 am - WAPELLA, Ill. (AP) - As the wife of a farmer, Kathie Wickenhauser of Wapella knows the dangers of the fall harvest. Almost daily, somewhere in Central Illinois, a combin...
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Interim SIU chancellor should be in place within weeksNov 10, 2018 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A search for a new chancellor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale after last month's death of Chancellor Carlo Montemagno should lead to s...
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SIU medical program aims to fill rural health care gapNov 09, 2018 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University's medical school is trying to bring more doctors, physicians and medical students to Carbondale and nearby rural are...
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Peoria-area woman being treated after bitten by rabid batNov 09, 2018 6:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois woman is being treated for rabies exposure after being bitten by a rabid bat. The Tazewell County Health Department confirmed the r...
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Illinois professor taking leave after misconduct allegationsNov 09, 2018 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A University of Illinois law professor who has faced sexual misconduct accusations is taking a one-year unpaid leave of absence from the school. D...
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Large fire destroys meat packing business in PeoriaNov 09, 2018 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A large fire has destroyed a meat packing businesses in central Illinois as flames shot more than 50 feet into the nighttime sky and burned for hours...
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$1M Mega Millions winner claims prize in IowaNov 09, 2018 6:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - An Illinois man has claimed the $1 million prize he won the same day someone else won $1.54 billion in the Mega Millions lottery game. Iowa Lotter...
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Ballots left out Election Day totals in Illinois countyNov 08, 2018 6:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - Vote counters in a northern Illinois county failed to include early voting numbers in Election Day results, officials said Thursday. The updated r...
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Who's the boss? Pritzker beat Rauner but now faces the future with MadiganNov 08, 2018 12:00 am - His voice raspy from days of campaigning, Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker pumped hands, posed with CTA riders for selfies and outlined a whirlwind agenda. "Here are the priorit...