Articles filed under Illinois
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Kentucky-Illinois bridge reopens, was closed 6 daysMar 09, 2018 6:00 am - WICKLIFFE, Ky. (AP) - A bridge linking Kentucky and Illinois has reopened almost a week after it was closed by floodwaters. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said the ...
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EIU credits marketing campaign for enrollment interestMar 09, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Eastern Illinois University's president says the campus appears to be headed toward a significant increase in freshman enrollment next fall. ...
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Edwardsville mayor booted off state senate ballot againMar 09, 2018 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Edwardsville's mayor is again off the ballot for a seat in the Illinois Legislature. Hal Patton last month successfully appealed to the state S...
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Peoria man convicted of killing girlfriend's fetusMar 09, 2018 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Jurors in Peoria have convicted a 33-year-old man of intentionally causing the death of his girlfriend's fetus when he body slammed her. ...
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Dallas-based Southwest Airlines unveils Louisiana-themed jetMar 09, 2018 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A giant pelican will soon be landing and taking off at airports in a salute to its namesake state. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines unveiled Louisiana ...
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Voting continues on U of Illinois, teaching assistants dealMar 09, 2018 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Striking University of Illinois graduate assistants are holding another day of voting Friday on whether to approve a tentative contract agreement wit...
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East St. Louis public housing resident sues over gun banMar 09, 2018 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A woman who says she needs a gun to protect herself from an abusive ex-husband has filed a lawsuit that contends the firearms ban at the East...
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Berrios' assessor's office gives tax break to firm's lobbying clientMar 09, 2018 4:30 am - Tobacco giant Altria won a lucrative property tax break last year on a Franklin Park factory from the office of Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios, who also is the co-o...
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Man gets 8-year sentence for seeking bribes in AfghanistanMar 08, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man who worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Afghanistan was sentenced to eight years in prison for accepting bribe...
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Illinois House committee approves credit card marketing banMar 08, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois House committee has approved a bill that would prevent credit card companies from marketing their products on public university and ...