Articles filed under Illinois
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Prosecutors going after drug dealers amid opioid epidemicJan 15, 2018 6:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - Prosecutors in a northern Illinois county are increasingly taking their battle against illegal drugs and the national opioid epidemic to the peopl...
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Illinois' coal mining roots date back to 17th centuryJan 14, 2018 8:00 am - Louis Joliet and Pere Marquette, returning from an expedition on the Mississippi River in 1673, were the first explorers to notice the combustible material that would sh...
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2 Freeport performers to appear at National ArchivesJan 14, 2018 6:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - Two performers from Freeport are set to portray Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas at the National Archives in Washington. The (Fr...
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How Sears created modern retail in IllinoisJan 14, 2018 4:00 am - Editor's note: Most people know about the Great Chicago Fire, but there's a lot more to Illinois history than that. Native American settlements thousands of years old...
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Winter weather advisory extended until 3 p.m. todayJan 14, 2018 12:00 am - The National Weather Service has extended the winter weather advisory until 3 p.m. today for most of northeastern Illinois. And additional 1 inch of snow is expected thr...
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Forest preserve could be Illinois' first Dark-Sky ParkJan 13, 2018 6:00 am - PENFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A forest preserve in central Illinois is making specific lighting changes that have it poised to become the state's first certified Dark-Sky Park. ...
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Police: 3-year-old child shot in Rockford home invasionJan 12, 2018 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Police in Rockford say a 3-year-old child was shot during a home invasion and they're searching for a suspect. The Rockford Register Star reports t...
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U of Illinois Springfield to open its 1st student unionJan 12, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois Springfield is opening its first student union. A ribbon cutting is scheduled Sunday at the $21.75 million building, ...
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Illinois reviewing new Medicaid work requirement guidelineJan 12, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Medicaid officials say they're reviewing new federal guidelines that would let states require "able-bodied" Medicaid recipients to work...
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3 dead, including 2 children, in southern Illinois crashJan 12, 2018 6:00 am - METROPOLIS, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say three people are dead, including two young children, following a multi-vehicle crash in southern Illinois. State police say 23-ye...