Articles filed under Illinois
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Southwestern Illinois sheriff says St. Louis crime spreadingMar 04, 2018 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Some county officials in southwestern Illinois say crime from St. Louis is trickling into the state. Madison County Sheriff John Lakin recently...
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Police: 2 children, man dead in apparent murder-suicideMar 03, 2018 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in northern Illinois say two children and a man were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. Winnebago County Sheriff's Department of...
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Southern Illinois native named new state fair managerMar 03, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Fair has a new manager. Luke Sailer of Chatham was appointed the Department of Agriculture's Division Manager of Fair and Pro...
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SIUE offers child care amid cuts across Illinois collegesMar 02, 2018 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Child care for the children of students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has so far survived budget cuts despite other schools acro...
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University of Illinois marks school's 150th anniversaryMar 02, 2018 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is marking the 150th anniversary of the first day of classes. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that...
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Floodwaters close river bridge connecting Kentucky, IllinoisMar 02, 2018 6:00 am - WICKLIFFE, Ky. (AP) - Floodwaters will likely close an Ohio River bridge connecting Kentucky and Illinois for a week. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says in a relea...
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Norovirus at assisted living facility affects early votingMar 02, 2018 6:00 am - CARY, Ill. (AP) - Early voting in the Illinois primary has been postponed at an assisted living facility due to an outbreak of norovirus. Department of Health administra...
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Ex-Dawson official charged with stealing village moneyMar 02, 2018 6:00 am - DAWSON, Ill. (AP) - The former water clerk and treasurer for a central Illinois village faces charges she stole money from public accounts. The (Springfi...
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Rauner names coordinator of Quincy Legionnaires' responseMar 02, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has tabbed a cabinet member to coordinate the administration's response to the Legionnaires' disease outbreak at the Quincy ve...
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Central Illinois farmer rescued after chin-deep in grain binMar 02, 2018 6:00 am - IVESDALE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in central Illinois say a farmer was rescued after becoming trapped in a grain bin while trying to unclog an auger. Ivesdale Fire Chief...