Articles filed under Illinois
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Rear-facing restraint now required for Illinois infantsAug 03, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois children must ride in rear-facing child-restraint seats in automobiles until age 2 under a law Gov. Bruce Rauner signed. The Republican...
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Springfield hosts 41st Bikers Roundup of black motorcyclistsAug 03, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Springfield, Illinois, is hosting as many as 30,000 motorcyclists this week for the 41st National Bikers Roundup . The (Springfi...
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Illinois post office to be renamed for fallen Army sergeantAug 02, 2018 7:00 am - FAIRVIEW, Ill. (AP) - The family of a central Illinois man killed while serving in Afghanistan will join public officials for a ceremony to rename the local post office ...
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Back pay checks sent out to 900 Illinois workersAug 02, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Checks have been sent out to more than 900 Illinois workers to cover back pay owed since 2011. Comptroller Susana Mendoza said the checks were i...
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Arborist group moving headquarters from Illinois to AtlantaAug 02, 2018 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The International Society of Arboriculture has announced it is moving its headquarters from Champaign, Illinois, to Atlanta. The organization that...
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Donor helping fraudsters, offshore bettors backs TrumpAug 02, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - One customer was a debt collector that threatened to jail people if they didn't pay back loans that they never took out. Another was an offshore gambling...
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Rauner signs laws aimed at nursing-home Medicaid backlogAug 02, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed laws designed to cut back on a growing and costly backlog in determining Medicaid eligibility for nursing home resi...
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Joe Biden visit attracting more interest than expectedAug 02, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A planned visit to Springfield, Illinois, later this month by former Vice President Joe Biden is proving to be a bigger attraction than expected...
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Ex-manager of Bloomington arena faces new theft indictmentAug 01, 2018 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The former manager of Bloomington's city-owned arena faces a new theft indictment charging that he illegally transferred city money to a group t...
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Iconic Rockford clock tower is demolishedAug 01, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A clock tower that stood as a symbol of the northern Illinois community of Rockford has been demolished. The Rockford Register-Star reports the ico...