Articles filed under Illinois
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Bloomington zoo leads breeding initiative for snow leopardsJul 04, 2017 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois zoo is heading a program that breeds snow leopards as part of the Snow Leopard Species Survival Plan, which was created after the le...
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Illinois Senate overrides Rauner's budget vetoesJul 04, 2017 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate voted Tuesday to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's vetoes of a $36 billion budget package fueled by a $5 billion tax increase designed to st...
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The Latest: Officials identify driver killed in bus crashJul 03, 2017 7:00 am - QUARTZSITE, Ariz. (AP) - The Latest on a fatal bus crash in western Arizona (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Officials have identified the bus driver killed in a rollover on...
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St. Louis man accused in Illinois homeless man's slayingJul 03, 2017 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A St. Louis man is jailed without bond after being accused of fatally shooting a homeless man whose body was found in a southwestern Illinois f...
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Mississippi State University to get large Lincoln collectionJul 03, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A former Rhode Island Supreme Court chief justice and his wife have decided to give their massive collection of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War it...
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10 things to Know for TodayJul 03, 2017 7:00 am - Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT CAUSED ERUPTIONS IN TRUMP'S TWEET President Trump crowns ...
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La Salle constructing display building for old fire truckJul 03, 2017 7:00 am - LA SALLE, Ill. (AP) - Officials in La Salle say the community's 1928 fire truck will be moving into a new home this year. The (La Salle) News-Tribune (http://bit.ly/2spe...
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Residents of Cairo public housing complex settle lawsuitJul 03, 2017 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - Thirty residents of two public housing complexes in the southern Illinois community of Cairo will share more than $300,000 to settle a lawsuit they fi...
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Credit rating agencies to Illinois lawmakers: Take the budget dealJul 03, 2017 1:00 am - Two of the nation's top credit-ratings agencies signaled Monday that it would be a good idea for Gov. Bruce Rauner to accept the results of climactic weekend action to r...
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Report: New Decatur public housing sat empty for monthsJul 02, 2017 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A newspaper report says Decatur officials spent most of a $2 million grant for an affordable housing project, but the houses sat empty for months. T...