Articles filed under Illinois
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2 bodies found inside Belleville trailer that caught fireFeb 05, 2018 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in Belleville say the bodies of two men have been found inside a trailer that caught fire. The Belleville News-Democr...
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Ives: 'Edgy' ad 'accurate representation' of Rauner policiesFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican candidate for governor Jeanne Ives says her contentious campaign ad against Gov. Bruce Rauner is an "accurate representation" of policies her ri...
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Rock Island County launches program to counter opioid crisisFeb 04, 2018 6:00 am - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - Law enforcement officers in one western Illinois county have launched a program allowing people to come to law enforcement to get help with an o...
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Historic clock being repaired at Rock Island ArsenalFeb 04, 2018 6:00 am - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - A historic clock at a tower at the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois is being repaired. The Army Corps of Engineers' logistics office is working o...
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Illinois Executive Mansion officials solicit volunteersFeb 03, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois governor's mansion is moving into a new phase as officials solicit volunteers to serve as greeters and docents when the mansion reo...
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ISU gets $300,000 grant to develop crime scene deviceFeb 03, 2018 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Researchers at Illinois State University have received a $300,000 grant to work on a portable device that lets criminal investigators test evidence i...
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Springfield making effort to cut back on using road saltFeb 03, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Springfield officials say the city uses salt to de-ice roadways but there's a conscious effort to cut back on its use. Springfield Public Works ...
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Official urges Illinois residents to practice fire safetyFeb 03, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state fire marshal is urging Illinois residents to test smoke alarms and prepare a family emergency escape plan after an unusually high numb...
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Where slaves hid while traveling on Underground Railroad in suburbsFeb 03, 2018 12:00 am - Despite Illinois' status as a free state, runaway slaves and free blacks did not find the state accommodating in its earliest days. Slave owners in southern Illinois wer...
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Clerk denies UI student request for more early voting sitesFeb 02, 2018 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The Champaign County clerk has rejected a request for more early-voting locations from student leaders at the University of Illinois campus in Urbana...