Articles filed under Illinois
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Rockford marks 75th anniversary of women's baseball teamJun 01, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The northern Illinois city of Rockford is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Rockford Peaches, the women's baseball team made famous in the mo...
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Democrat quits House leadership job amid harassment claimJun 01, 2018 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The No. 3 Democrat in the Illinois House stepped down from his leadership post Thursday less than an hour after a legislative activist accused him of verba...
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Group may provide tiny houses for homeless Illinois veteransMay 31, 2018 7:00 am - O'FALLON, Ill. (AP) - A nonprofit organization is looking at several locations in St. Clair and Madison counties to provide tiny homes for homeless veterans. ...
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Rauner pledges quick action on $38B budget planMay 31, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner, the Republican who arrived in town three years ago and fought established Democrats so hard the state was thrust into fiscal ...
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Authorities ID trucker killed in Nebraska I-80 collisionMay 31, 2018 7:00 am - BEAVER CROSSING, Neb. (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a truck driver killed after his truck struck another semitrailer on Interstate 80 in eastern Nebraska....
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Morthland College founder alleges no funding reimbursementMay 31, 2018 7:00 am - WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (AP) - The founder of a faith-based college in southern Illinois says a lack of cooperation from the U.S. Department of Education contributed to the...
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The Latest: Illinois school mental-health grant approvedMay 31, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on legislative action in Springfield (all times local): 7:40 p.m. Gov. Bruce Rauner will get a plan encouraging public schools to inv...
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Illinois passes budget, moving to avert repeat of impasseMay 31, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois lawmakers approved a bipartisan spending plan, leaving the state poised to enact its first on-time budget in four years and avoid a repeat of the record impasse...
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Trump mulls commuting Blagojevich's sentence, pardoning Martha StewartMay 31, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption, ...
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CDC report examines Legionnaires' at Illinois veterans homeMay 30, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A veterans' home in western Illinois where several cases of Legionnaires' disease were reported has improved its pneumonia surveillance and test...