Articles filed under Illinois
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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...
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State Farm remodels Illinois headquartersJan 12, 2018 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - State Farm has spent more than $33 million since 2015 on updating its corporate campuses in Illinois. The insurer wants to design a contemporary...
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State Farm shuttering 2 Washington state call centersJan 12, 2018 6:00 am - TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - State Farm is closing its two call centers in Tacoma this year, putting as many as 800 people out of work as it moves some jobs to Phoenix and to it...
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Suburban lawmaker wants to end towns' spending for conventions, trainingJan 12, 2018 12:00 am - A suburban lawmaker wants to stop local governments from spending money for elected officials and employees to attend conferences or trainings, saying taxpayers shouldn'...
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Families to receive $6 million in railroad tank car deathJan 11, 2018 6:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - The families of two central Illinois men who died in 2014 after breathing gas inside a railroad tanker car will split $6 million from a settlement of ...