Articles filed under Illinois
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New fish cakes aimed at controlling invasive Asian carpFeb 02, 2018 6:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Louisiana chef hopes to control invasive Asian carp by marketing them as Silverfin fish cakes. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheri...
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Southern Illinois University sees drop in spring enrollmentFeb 02, 2018 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University says its spring enrollment fell 8.8 percent this year compared to last spring. Numbers released by the university sh...
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Lawsuits over herbicide dicamba to be heard in St. LouisFeb 02, 2018 6:00 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A special panel of judges says 11 lawsuits filed in four states against the makers of the herbicide dicamba will be centralized in federal court...
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Climatologist: January weather was colder, drier in IllinoisFeb 02, 2018 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois' state climatologist says January weather was colder and drier than normal in the state without much snow. Illinois State Climatologist J...
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Today in HistoryFeb 02, 2018 6:00 am - Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2018. There are 332 days left in the year. This is Groundhog Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 2, 1943...
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Ex-Illinois park district head seeks to withdraw fraud pleaFeb 02, 2018 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois park district director who pleaded guilty to misusing funds from the district and a related foundation is seeking to withdraw his p...
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Ives cancels speech by man who claims white superiorityFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - Republican governor challenger Rep. Jeanne Ives canceled a fundraising speech by a man who contends whites are intellectually superior to African-Americans. Ives, of Whe...
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Ives ad targets transgenders, immigrants, women who get abortionsFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - A controversial new ad by Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives targets the transgender community, illegal immigrants and women who get abortions - in a statewi...
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University of Illinois launches bioenergy research centerFeb 01, 2018 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is launching a new bioenergy research center that will be used to generate new fuel products directly from plants. The ...
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The Latest: Rauner to name sex-harassment compliance officerJan 31, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on Gov. Bruce Rauner's State of the State address (all times local): 12:25 p.m. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is signing an executive or...