Articles filed under Illinois
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Rauner lifts road-weight limit for market-bound crop-haulersSep 09, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has declared a "harvest emergency" to help crop-hauling Illinois farmers compete with those in neighboring states. The Republi...
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EXCHANGE: Center teaches children about their African rootsSep 09, 2018 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - "Sunshine" is synonymous with African drumming and dancing in East St. Louis. The nickname belongs to Sylvester Lee, who studied under legend...
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Deadly fire exposes wealthy man's secret underground tunnelsSep 09, 2018 7:00 am - BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - The wealthy stock trader took elaborate steps to conceal the network of tunnels beneath his house in this Washington, D.C., suburb. Even the young m...
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EXCHANGE: 2 sheriff's deputies save man from watersSep 09, 2018 7:00 am - FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) - Two employees of the Lake County sheriff's office marine unit said a little luck, giving clear commands, and being in the right place at the right ...
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2018 state fair attendance down 8 percent from last yearSep 08, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials say attendance at this year's Illinois State Fair declined 8 percent from last year. The fair in Springfield attracted about 369,140. ...
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Portion of Interstate 74 named in memory of state trooperSep 08, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A portion of Interstate 74 has been renamed in memory of an Illinois State Police officer killed in a car crash. Trooper Ryan Albin was travelin...
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDTSep 08, 2018 7:00 am - Trump urges Justice Department to unmask 'resistance' writer FARGO, N.D. (AP) - President Donald Trump declared Friday that the Justice Department should investigate and...
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EXCHANGE: Bat researchers have it good at nature preserveSep 08, 2018 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - A finely meshed net was up, strung across a path that broke through the trees. The hope was to get a chance for an up-close look at a night flyer...
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Terre Haute drive-in theater reopening after 30 yearsSep 08, 2018 7:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Nobody has watched a movie at the old North Drive-In site since it closed on Labor Day 1988. That was the last time a Vigo County drive-in theat...
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Illinois launches program to help students choose collegeSep 07, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - College-bound students and their families now can consult an online program to determine the post-graduate economics of attending school in Illi...