Articles filed under Illinois
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Bloomington starting national search for new police chiefApr 13, 2019 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The city of Bloomington in central Illinois plans a nationwide search to replace its retiring police chief. Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason...
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EXCHANGE: Pekin barbers keeping shop in the familyApr 13, 2019 7:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - John Bargar opened the Colonial Barber Shop June 26, 1967. Fifty years later, his grandson, Jake Gill, having finished barber college in Bloomington-N...
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Crystal Lake earns about $4 a month from City Hall pay phoneApr 13, 2019 7:00 am - CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) - It's no secret that pay phones may someday be part of the distant past. But for the city of Crystal Lake, the device has been an unexpected mon...
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McGill University drops 'Redmen' name from sports teamsApr 13, 2019 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - McGill University has dropped the name Redmen from its varsity sports teams after receiving complaints that the name is a racial slur. Principal Suzanne ...
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Illinois man wins $1 million in Missouri Lottery gameApr 12, 2019 7:00 am - OLIVETTE, Mo. (AP) - An Illinois man who bought a lottery ticket in Missouri is glad he did - he's a million-dollar winner. The Missouri Lottery said Friday that Perris ...
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Lawsuit: Hospital pressured Peoria woman to have abortionApr 12, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A Peoria woman is suing a central Illinois hospital, saying it paid her $2,000 to have an abortion after it mistakenly administered her a drug that c...
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Man convicted of murder, homicide of an unborn childApr 12, 2019 7:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a mother and her unborn child. Rodney E. Black was convicted...
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Museum to mark anniversary of Lincoln buying Illinois homeApr 12, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield plans a celebration to mark the 175th anniversary of Lincoln's purchase of hi...
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Car in crash that killed firefighter was fleeing policeApr 12, 2019 7:00 am - CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) - St. Louis County police now say that an off-duty firefighter from Illinois was killed by a car fleeing police. The crash on April 4 happened when a C...
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Clippers honor broadcaster Ralph Lawler for long careerApr 11, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ralph Lawler called his 3,229th and last regular season game for the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. They even obliged his trademark Lawler...