Articles filed under Illinois
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Great Lakes mayors' group endorses plan to fight Asian carpJun 06, 2019 7:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A group representing mayors of cities in the Great Lakes region wants to fortify an Illinois waterway to prevent Asian carp from invading Lak...
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Pritzker says opponents are misleading voters about graduated income taxJun 06, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said opponents of the proposed graduated income tax plan are intentionally misleading voters who will ultimately decide its fate in November ...
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Diocese of Springfield refuses communion to Madigan, Cullerton for backing 'evil' abortion billJun 06, 2019 1:00 am - The Roman Catholic bishop of Springfield has banned the General Assembly's leaders from receiving Holy Communion at local churches because of their involvement in aborti...
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Pritzker to sign state budget, including lawmaker pay raiseJun 05, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he will sign the state budget as is, including $1,600 pay increases for the 177 members of the state General As...
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Free-speech group sues University of Illinois over policiesJun 05, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois has become the target of lawsuit claiming the school has violated its students' free-speech rights. Virginia-based Speech ...
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'We're putting our fiscal house in order': Pritzker says gambling, pot will help repair broken stateJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - Bringing a massive casino to Chicago's struggling neighborhoods and legalizing marijuana across Illinois is the price to pay for stabilizing the fiscal basket case that ...
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No state funds for Longmeadow Parkway leaves Lauzen fumingJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen blasted local state lawmakers for not delivering money for the Longmeadow Parkway that would help prevent the need for a toll bri...
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She hit 'record' before falling 7 stories to her death. The footage led to her husband's arrest.Jun 05, 2019 1:00 am - A week and a half after her wedding, Allissa L. Martin plummeted seven stories to her death. The 27-year-old had headed to Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Saturday to catc...
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How Illinois became the first state legislature to legalize marijuana salesJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - Ten states have legalized recreational marijuana use through ballot initiatives. On Friday, Illinois took things one step further, becoming the first state legislature t...
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Buffett foundation pledges $2.8M for Decatur 'sober housing'Jun 04, 2019 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Howard Buffett's foundation plans to build sober housing apartments as part of the $30 million drug treatment campus he's funding in the central Ill...