Articles filed under Illinois
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Cats house: Houston residence becomes home for felinesJun 16, 2019 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Tucked amid the townhouses of Upper Kirby in Houston, the plain brick building draws little attention. Its lawn is neat, its stairs swept. Occasionally, h...
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Officials issue warning of risks from blue-green algaeJun 16, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials are warning people who plan to recreate in lakes and rivers to be cautious about blue-green algae that can cause sickness or ...
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Sealaska Heritage announces participation in genetics studyJun 15, 2019 7:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Sealaska Heritage Institute officials say they are collaborating with a university that is studying how the DNA of indigenous people might have ...
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U of I museum to display typewriter used by Hugh HefnerJun 15, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An exhibit of unique typewriters, including one used by the founder of Playboy, will open later this month at the University of Illinois. The univers...
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Doctor who inappropriately touched patients gets prison termJun 15, 2019 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois doctor who pleaded guilty to aggravated battery after an investigation revealed he inappropriately touched three female patient...
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Tolono woman dealing with effects of West Nile infectionJun 15, 2019 7:00 am - TOLONO, Ill. (AP) - There was a time when Beth Swigart didn't pay that much attention to West Nile virus and the annual warnings about mosquito bites. That's changed sin...
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Day care owner sentenced to 3 ˆ½ years in baby injury caseJun 15, 2019 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois woman who admitted to seriously injuring a 5-month old boy at her home-day care business has been sentenced to 3 ˆ½ years in pr...
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East Peoria man gets 70 years for stabbing deathJun 15, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of another man will likely spend the rest life behind bars aft...
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EXCHANGE: Peoria schools invested in vocational educationJun 15, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Every school day every student in Pete Brown's auto body classroom walks past the Help Wanted ad he Scotch-taped at eye-level to the door frame. "Exp...
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Du Quoin State Fair in southern Illinois is free againJun 14, 2019 7:00 am - DU QUOIN, Ill. (AP) - The Du Quoin State Fair in southern Illinois is dropping a $2 entry fee. The admission fee for people 13 and older was started in 2016. Fair manage...