Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois man charged in crash that killed mother, 3 sonsAug 22, 2017 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man has been charged with felony reckless homicide in a crash that left a pregnant woman and her three young sons dead. The Will ...
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Rockford aldermen approve resolution condemning hate groupsAug 22, 2017 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Aldermen in Rockford have approved a resolution condemning hate groups after a violent white nationalist rally in Virginia. The Rockford Register S...
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Tom Skilling's reaction to eclipse in Carbondale goes viralAug 22, 2017 1:00 am - WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling got very emotional during the total solar eclipse in Carbondale and his reaction to the event has gone viral. Tom Skilling was trending...
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Rauner to sign immigration bill making Illinois a sanctuary stateAug 22, 2017 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Bruce Rauner plans to sign into law on Monday both an automatic voter registration and an immigration measure that would limit the role of local law e...
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Madigan cancels school funding override vote 'in light of progress'Aug 22, 2017 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan canceled a Wednesday House session - and a planned override of Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a school funding measure - "...
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State board names 10 Illinois Teacher of the Year finalistsAug 21, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Board of Education has named 10 finalists for 2018 Illinois Teacher of the Year. State Superintendent Tony Smith says the fin...
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Illinois State Fair Grandstand sets record salesAug 21, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Fair Grandstand officials say this year's fair surpassed a record-setting number of guests in 2016 with help from its music lineu...
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Watch time-lapse video: Eclipse brings darkness over southern IllinoisAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - Watch day turn to night and back again in this time-lapse video as the total solar eclipse darkens downstate Chester on the Mississippi River. ...
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Eclipse 'really cool' in suburbs, awe-inspiring downstateAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - Let's just say that in the suburbs, Monday's eclipse was about 86 percent awesome. Schoolchildren and their teachers, of course, were filled with wonderment. "It's a onc...
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Today in HistoryAug 20, 2017 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Monday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2017. There are 132 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 21, 1858, the first of sev...