Articles filed under Illinois
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Tuition plan seeks to end flight of students to other statesAug 27, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Starting next fall, the University of Illinois will be offering eight semesters of free tuition and fees to qualified in-state students whose family ...
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Trial to begin for Illinois man accused in Iowa killingAug 27, 2018 7:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - An Illinois man will stand trial for a third time in the 1990 killing of a 9-year-old girl in Iowa after courts overturned his two previous convic...
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Illinois man missing since 2011 is declared deadAug 27, 2018 7:00 am - BREESE, Ill. (AP) - A 75-year-old Illinois man who went missing more than seven years ago has been declared dead. The Belleville News-Democrat reports 75-year-old Vincen...
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Law requires quarterly reports of health of veteransAug 27, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law requiring quarterly reports on the health of veterans under state care after a Legionnaires' disease crisis a...
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U of I to offer free tuition to some in-state studentsAug 27, 2018 1:00 am - The University of Illinois has just released a plan to provide free tuition to some middle-income families in Illinois, ABC 7 Chicago reported. The new "Illinois Commitm...
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EXCHANGE: Beleaguered Peoria neighborhood nurtures gardenAug 26, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The small vegetable garden beside St. Ann Catholic Church got a lot bigger this year, and in the future it might encompass a good chunk of a city blo...
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Illinois student pushes for service animals inside labsAug 26, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A University of Illinois student is pushing for service animals to be allowed into science labs. Student Joey Ramp and psychology professor Justin Rh...
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State responses to #MeToo lean toward transparency, fairnessAug 26, 2018 7:00 am - The #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct has prompted many state legislatures to reconsider their internal policies and state laws on the issue. Although about half...
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EXCHANGE: Barred at state level, runner is national championAug 26, 2018 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - East St. Louis track and field athlete Willie Johnson remembers well the feeling of disappointment of not being able to compete at the IHSA b...
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EXCHANGE: At 95, Washington jeweler not slowing downAug 25, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Foster Jewelry has been a central Illinois fixture for 67 years, and its 95-year-old owner is not showing any signs of slowing down. With a lou...