Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois State Fair manager, 3rd in 3 years, stepping downDec 18, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Fair Manager Kevin Gordon is retiring at the end of the month. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports t...
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Police: Illinois man dies after crashing ATV in New MexicoDec 17, 2017 6:00 am - GRANT COUNTY, N.M. (AP) - Authorities say an Illinois man is dead after he crashed an all-terrain vehicle in New Mexico's Grant County. New Mexico State Police identifie...
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No more valedictorian, class ranks at Kankakee High SchoolDec 17, 2017 6:00 am - KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - Kankakee High School will no longer have a valedictorian or salutatorian and is switching to a college-style Latin laude system starting with this ...
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14 millionth book for U of I library is professor's workDec 17, 2017 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois Library now has 14 million books. The state's flagship university chose a volume by Frederick E. Hoxie to be the landma...
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Northwestern symphony orchestra to perform in Asia in 2018Dec 16, 2017 6:00 am - EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - The Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra is heading to Asia. The university says student musicians will perform in three prestigious concert ...
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Canadian company closes on site for new ag equipment plantDec 16, 2017 6:00 am - HUDSON, Ill. (AP) - A Canadian company that plans to make grain-handling equipment in a central Illinois village has closed on a building that will house its new plant. ...
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Vatican issues new rules for relics in saint-making processDec 16, 2017 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican's saint-making office has updated its rules governing the use of relics for would-be saints, issuing detailed new guidelines Saturday tha...
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Portion of Illinois courthouse's stained glass dome fallsDec 16, 2017 6:00 am - LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) - A section of the glass dome in a central Illinois county's historic courthouse has crashed to the floor of the more than century-old building. Logan...
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Legionnaires' lawsuits against Quincy home seek $100K eachDec 15, 2017 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Multiple lawsuits against the state over a Legionnaires' disease outbreak at a Quincy veterans' home have been filed in the Illinois Court of Claims....
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Jury finds Illinois man guilty of rape, tortureDec 15, 2017 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man has been found guilty of raping and torturing a woman who investigators say suffered cracked ribs and massive bruising from a baseba...