Articles filed under Illinois
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Poets invited to apply for annual statewide competitionMar 28, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Emerging writers are invited to submit their poetry to the 14th Annual Illinois Emerging Writers Competition. Secretary of State and State Libra...
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Rauner OK with aide campaigning during Legionnaires' crisisMar 28, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner is unconcerned that his Public Health Department's chief of staff took a 2016 leave of absence for political campaigning while...
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ISU sued over how school handles sexual misconduct casesMar 28, 2018 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University faces a federal lawsuit from a former male student who says the way the school handles sexual misconduct cases violated his...
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Yucky ducky? Study reveals bath-time toy's dirty secretMar 27, 2018 7:00 am - BERN, Switzerland (AP) - Scientists have the dirt on the rubber ducky: Those cute yellow bath-time toys are - as some parents have long suspected - a haven for nasty bug...
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APNewsBreak: Top aide campaigned during Legionnaires' crisisMar 27, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Records show that a top aide at the Illinois Department of Public Health took a leave of absence to work on political campaigns in the fall of 2...
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Public Health issues warning about synthetic cannabinoidsMar 27, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health is issuing a warning about synthetic cannabinoids after six people who used them suffered severe bleedi...
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University of Illinois searches for chief diversity officerMar 27, 2018 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is in the midst of a national search for its first-ever chief diversity officer. The News-Gazette repor...
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Illinois Tollway expects 6.5M holiday-weekend travelersMar 27, 2018 7:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - Officials expect 6.5 million automobiles to travel the Illinois Tollway during the coming holiday weekend. The Easter and Passover holiday-tra...
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Cook County sues Facebook as FTC investigates company's privacy practicesMar 27, 2018 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Cook County is the latest group to sue Facebook and Cambridge Analytica over alleged breach of privacy protections, the Chicago Tribune is reporting. The Fed...
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Group assessing impact of Illinois Safe Roads AmendmentMar 26, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois advocacy group is looking to determine the impact of the state transportation lockbox amendment more than a year after voters approv...