Articles filed under Illinois
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Dixon centenarian finds her love for cheer leading againFeb 09, 2020 6:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - Living for a whole century isn't easy, but Mabel Green has found a way to make it happen. "Enjoy life and be cheerful." Green, 100, a resident at Libe...
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High school's new chess club is starting up quicklyFeb 09, 2020 6:00 am - EAST MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Retired chiropractor, Dr. Tom Ebalo, an avid chess player, often finds himself down at Western Illinois-Quad Cities on Tuesdays with the Leather...
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Virtual classroom provides opportunities to rural schoolsFeb 08, 2020 6:00 am - CAMPBELL HILL, Ill. (AP) - 'œTrico, do you have the worksheet?'ť Their microphone muted, students Shealee Swisher and Jasmine Serr silently raise a thumbs-up to the webc...
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Chancellor of University of Illinois Springfield retiringFeb 08, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The leader of the University of Illinois Springfield plans to retire this year. Chancellor Susan Koch announced Friday that she will retire on ...
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Man hopes thrift-store urn filled with ashes finds real homeFeb 07, 2020 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A thrift-store find in Illinois has prompted its buyer to find the person to whom it rightfully belongs - and might not know it's even gone. A bargai...
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President's property tax appeal on Trump Tower under investigationFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - Mired in delays for seven years, President Donald Trump's appeal for a refund of at least $1 million on his Chicago skyscraper is now the subject of two state investigat...
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Chicago flooding spurs local, state disaster proclamationsFeb 06, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday issued disaster proclamations stemming from flood damage along the Lake Michigan ...
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Official: US citizen believed kidnapped in AfghanistanFeb 06, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An American citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistan by a Taliban-affiliated group, a U.S. official said Thursday, and authorities are working to resc...
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GOP Senate candidates generally support gun rights, oppose new restrictionsFeb 06, 2020 4:30 am - Illinois' Republican candidates for U.S. Senate have similar - but not identical - stances on gun ownership and gun-control legislation. None advocate restricting owners...
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Legislative watchdog bemoaned as too weak to matter in IllinoisFeb 06, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Investigations into misconduct by Illinois lawmakers should be confidential and free of oversight, particularly from legislators themselves, the General A...