Articles filed under Illinois
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Missouri man gets 30 years for Illinois store robberiesAug 02, 2017 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A St. Louis man has been ordered to spend three decades in federal prison for his role in 2010 armed robberies and shootings at two southwest...
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Illinois re-permitting certain rides after Ohio accidentAug 01, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois says it's in the process of lifting its suspension of the operation of amusement rides similar to the one involved in a de...
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University of Illinois uses new practice fields for footballAug 01, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois football team has kicked off the preseason a little closer to home. After nearly 20 years of trekking about 15 miles north...
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Alexander County gets federal grant to buy emergency truckAug 01, 2017 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - A southwest Illinois county is expected to receive a $25,000 federal grant to go toward a truck to help improve response times to emergencies requirin...
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Rauner's veto could jeopardize suburbs' school funding, tooAug 01, 2017 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Bruce Rauner used his veto power Tuesday to strip millions of dollars for Chicago Public Schools from a school funding overhaul, a move that could mea...
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Central Illinois hospital offers delayed baths for newbornsJul 31, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A hospital in central Illinois is offering delayed first baths for healthy newborns as part of a low-tech approach to infant care. Memorial Medi...
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Danville daycare where child drowned surrenders licenseJul 31, 2017 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An eastern Illinois daycare center where a 4-year-old girl drowned in a pool last September has surrendered its license to the state. The (Champaig...
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Boy dies after being found unresponsive in Illinois poolJul 31, 2017 7:00 am - ELWOOD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a 22-month-old boy has died after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a home in northern Illinois. The Will County coroner...
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Editorial: Bicentennial is time to learn about KaskaskiaJul 30, 2017 11:00 pm - In naming downstate Kaskaskia Island as the starting point to Illinois' 200th birthday celebration, the Bicentennial committee has put a stamp of approval on downstate R...
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2 men from Chicago, Michigan drown at Chicago beachesJul 30, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say that two men were pronounced dead after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Chicago area beaches. The Chicago Tribune repor...