Articles filed under Illinois
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China to cancel more U.S. soy shipments as extra tariffs loomJul 03, 2018 1:00 am - Chinese companies are expected to cancel most of the remaining soybeans they have committed to buy from the U.S. in the year ending Aug. 31 once the extra tariff on U.S....
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State Rep. Patricia Bellock to head Illinois DHFSJul 02, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Retiring State Rep. Patricia Bellock is taking over as the director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. In a news rele...
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Fireworks injuries in Illinois on the riseJul 02, 2018 1:00 am - Despite Illinois' ban on the sale of fireworks, the number of injuries caused by the patriotic pyrotechnics has continued to increase during the past decade. Hospitals ...
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Tollway launches 'Hot Weather Patrols' to assist motoristsJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Tollway has launched around-the-clock "hot weather patrols" to locate and assist motorists during high temperatures and humidity ...
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EXCHANGE: Meredosia woman sees another bridge openingJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - MEREDOSIA, Ill. (AP) - It was a round-trip more than 80 years in the making when a single vehicle marked the first crossing of the new $86.2 million Illinois 104 bridge ...
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New U of Illinois medical school to open its doors MondayJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois' new medical school is set to open its doors with its first class of 32 students. The News-Gazette reports...
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Mystery remains in Illinois councilman's 1968 disappearanceJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) - Illinois authorities are still unsure what happened to a city councilman who disappeared from an airplane 50 years ago. Jerrold Potter co-owned a Po...
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Ohio River ferry between Kentucky, Illinois reducing hoursJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - MARION, Ky. (AP) - The Cave-in-Rock Ferry between Illinois and Kentucky is reducing its operating hours. The ferry crosses the Ohio River between Cave-in-Rock, Illinois,...
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Illinois man who killed daughter to remain in state careJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A Bloomington man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in his daughter's 2009 beating death will remain in a state mental health facil...
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EXCHANGE: Quadruplets going own ways after high schoolJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - As their four sons grew up, Anne and Clint Gibleon tried to hide the fact that they are quadruplets as much as they could, hoping to offer the boys a...