Articles filed under Illinois
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State Fair officials hope lower prices, upgrades boost crowdAug 04, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Fair officials hope lower ticket prices and infrastructure renovations will help boost attendance. The State Jour...
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EXCHANGE: Man keeps humble despite living Hollywood lifeAug 04, 2019 7:00 am - SUBLETTE, Ill. (AP) - Tom Palmer sure has packed a lot of experiences into his 89 years. The small-town resident doesn't have any star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but...
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EXCHANGE: Growing up black wasn't easy for 99-year-oldAug 04, 2019 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - As a black girl growing up in Belleville, Doris Lyke didn't have the same opportunities as white children in the 1920s and '30s. But as a woman a...
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EXCHANGE: Inventor of Monopoly board game called Macomb homeAug 03, 2019 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - The property-collecting board game Monopoly is a staple in many American homes today. However, the concept for the game was actually derived from the...
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Report: Extreme heat may hurt farms and agriculture industryAug 03, 2019 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - As many as nine states could see heat indexes above 100 degrees for more than a quarter of the year by 2036, according to a new report. The impact...
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Man who live streamed sexual abuse of child gets 33 yearsAug 03, 2019 7:00 am - FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man who pleaded guilty to live streaming on the internet his sexual abuse of a child has been sentenced to more than 33...
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New law aimed at helping more students receive financial aidAug 03, 2019 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a measure aimed at helping more Illinois students receive federal financial aid to attend college. The new law makes c...
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EXCHANGE: NIU hall of famer still going strong at 74 yearsAug 03, 2019 7:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Heading into the 97th Ladies Lincoln Highway Tournament, 20-time champion Ruth Heal said she doubts she'll ever make it 21. "I don't think anymore," ...
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Illinois lawmakers seek more funds for affordable housingAug 03, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Two Democratic Illinois lawmakers say more money is needed to address the need for more affordable, permanent and stable homes in the state. In ...
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Will pot sales fuel prevention funding? Advocates fear notAug 03, 2019 1:00 am - Before any money from the sale of recreational marijuana flows to the state of Illinois, these hoped-for funds already have destinations spelled out. After implementati...