Articles filed under Illinois
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State military leaders call obesity rates a national security threatOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD —- Current and former leaders of the Illinois Air National Guard said Tuesday the obesity rate in the United States has become a national security threat, an...
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Depositions and more: What to watch on impeachment this weekOct 07, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats are marching forward with their impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, with more depositions coming this week. Democrats are ...
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Illinois deputy's fatal shooting of inmate ruled justifiedOct 07, 2019 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Prosecutors in an eastern Illinois county say a sheriff's deputy was justified when he fatally shot an inmate who attacked and stabbed him in a cou...
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US researchers on front line of battle against Chinese theftOct 06, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - As the U.S. warned allies around the world that Chinese tech giant Huawei was a security threat, the FBI was making the same point quietly to a Midwest...
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Girl, 9, dies after crash with tractor in northwest IllinoisOct 06, 2019 7:00 am - MORRISON, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a 9-year-old girl has died after the vehicle she was in crashed into a tractor in northwest Illinois. Whiteside County Sheriff John...
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EXCHANGE: Effort to eliminate autumn olive at Illinois parkOct 06, 2019 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - When the Illinois Department of Natural Resources added thousands of acres of Arch Minerals Corporation land to its existing Pyramid State Park i...
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EXCHANGE: Invisibility lead to court reporter shortagesOct 06, 2019 7:00 am - BLOOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - For 40 years, Nancy McClarty was paid to listen to people talk fast, slow, loudly, quietly, in foreign languages, in legalese, and, sometimes, ...
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State takes step toward rebuilding Illinois Veterans HomeOct 06, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State officials say they will issue a request for proposals next month to rebuild the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy. The $230 million planned...
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White invites entries to statewide literature contestOct 05, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois students can compete for a cash prize by writing letters to authors. Secretary of State Jesse White says students in grades 4-12 are el...
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EXCHANGE: With colorful beads, girl measures cancer ordealOct 05, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - These aren't just ordinary beads 3-year-old Elizabeth Abbott holds in her hands. Each of the 850-plus colorful beads on the Urbana toddler's string m...