Articles filed under Illinois
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ISU project aims to make eco-friendly construction materialsApr 22, 2019 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University faculty and students are hoping to help the environment by creating more sustainable construction materials. ...
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State capital bill hearing in Elgin: Fox Valley leaders list their wishes, ideas for fundingApr 22, 2019 1:00 am - The wish list for what might be the state's first capital bill in 10 years is long, and the key question of funding kept coming up at a three-hour hearing held by state ...
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EXCHANGE: Park district offer dances for special needs folkApr 21, 2019 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Joe Lacy said he prefers to listen to heavy metal music. "There's a lot of head banging," he said. "But they don't play that." On the first Wednesda...
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Illinois students on the road to filling truck driver gapApr 21, 2019 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - A school bus driver. An art teacher. A college student. The three women from different backgrounds have the same goal: to get their Class A Commercia...
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Richardton ethanol plant advances a carbon capture projectApr 20, 2019 7:00 am - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A project to capture carbon dioxide from a western North Dakota ethanol plant continues to advance as researchers work to better understand the geo...
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Congressman shot by Belleville man to speak in IllinoisApr 20, 2019 7:00 am - COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana is scheduled to speak later this month at a congressional prayer breakfast in southern Illinois...
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Quincy after-school program showcases focus on STEM, writingApr 20, 2019 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Fourth-grader Natalie Predmore stands behind the camera, silently counting down with her fingers held high for the next report of WTSB. Five. Four. T...
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EXCHANGE: Potholes have adverse effect on villageApr 20, 2019 7:00 am - SPILLERTOWN, Ill. (AP) - The front door of the old schoolhouse squeaked like an angry cat. Village President Jeanette Linck appeared in its frame and stepped onto the po...
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Des Plaines Democrat leads effort to slow recreational marijuana legalizationApr 20, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A Des Plaines Democrat's resolution to slow down legalization of recreational marijuana is getting support. With the General Assembly on spring break unti...
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Grand jury indicts Illinois man in theft of 135 weaponsApr 19, 2019 7:00 am - WOOD RIVER, Ill. (AP) - A Madison County man has been charged with stealing 135 firearms from a sporting goods store in southwestern Illinois. Federal prosecutors said B...