Articles filed under Illinois
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Peoria Head Start program get $6.2M in grantsApr 06, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Head Start programs in a central Illinois are receiving $6.2 million in federal grants. The office of U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, an Illinois Democrat, a...
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Report: Felony conviction may keep man off city councilApr 06, 2019 7:00 am - ZEIGLER, Ill. (AP) - A man who won a seat on a southern Illinois community's city council after running unopposed may have an opponent after all: the law. The (Carbondal...
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EXCHANGE: Lyme disease struggles for boy won't let goApr 06, 2019 7:00 am - CLIFTON, Ill. (AP) - The road to recovery for 11-year-old Isaiah Lundmark, of Clifton, has been the exact opposite of what his mom, Carissa, expected. "Last year, we wer...
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Illinois EPA announces spring hazardous waste collectionApr 06, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has announced its spring schedule for household hazardous waste collection . EPA Director John Kim ...
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EXCHANGE: Once shy child, man is Belleville's karaoke kingApr 06, 2019 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Nathan Elmore is a celebrity at Schatze's Bar and Grill in Belleville, especially now that he has performed his 1,000th karaoke song. The 26-year...
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Judge rules against former U of I student suing for degreeApr 06, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A federal judge has denied an emergency request to grant a University of Illinois MBA degree to a former student accused of sexual assault. The stude...
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Naperville lawmaker's bill to allow state's own environmental rules passes SenateApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - The state's environmental regulatory body was prevented from taking measures to address greenhouse gases in Illinois for more than 20 years. That might soon end after th...
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Ban on 'right-to-work' laws like Lincolnshire tried goes to governorApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - A bill that would bar municipalities in Illinois from enacting local "right-to-work" laws like one the village of Lincolnshire enacted in 2015 is one step closer to goin...
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Pritzker to sign 'Tobacco 21' legislation on purchases into law SundayApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker will sign into law a statewide initiative that raises from 18 to 21 the minimum age to purchase tobacco products. The signing ceremony Sunday in Chica...
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Judge refuses to order granting of MBAApr 05, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A federal judge has denied a former University of Illinois student's emergency request to be granted his master's, withheld after allegations he sexu...