Articles filed under Illinois
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Wet winter means plenty of sap for Illinois syrup festivalFeb 24, 2018 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Experts say a wetter winter means that sap production is looking good for this weekend's Touch of Nature Maple Syrup Festival in southern Illinoi...
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Keeley Gold Cure for alcoholism brought thousands to IllinoisFeb 24, 2018 12:00 am - The Keeley Cure initially had gold in it, but the real gold was in the number of satisfied customers who said they were cured of addictions amid the social support syste...
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Illinois officials announce plan to stabilize mineFeb 23, 2018 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - State officials have a plan to stabilize a mine that collapsed under a school in southwestern Illinois. The ground beneath the Wolf Branch Middle...
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Murder charges filed in DCFS worker's deathFeb 23, 2018 6:00 am - MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. (AP) - A man implicated in the death earlier this year of an Illinois child welfare worker has been indicted on first-degree murder charges. ...
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Illinois man awaits sentencing in nearly $100K elder fraudFeb 23, 2018 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man is set to be sentenced next week after pleading guilty to charges that he defrauded an elderly person out of nearly $100,000. The U.S...
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Piece of ceiling falls at Illinois State FairgroundsFeb 23, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State officials say a section of ceiling has fallen in the Illinois State Fairgrounds' Livestock Center as the building hosts the Illinois Beef ...
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Madigan to advance gun control legislation next weekFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - State House Speaker Mike Madigan plans to advance a package of gun control legislation next week, including stricter regulation of gun dealers and restrictions on the pu...
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Former county commissioner named to lead Illinois TollwayFeb 22, 2018 6:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Tollway has a new executive director. The tollway board of directors on Thursday named former Cook County Commissioner Elizabeth ...
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More rains forecast for Illinois as flooding continuesFeb 22, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Flood warnings remain in effect for rivers in central and northern Illinois after heavy rains earlier this week as National Weather Service forecasters sa...
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Bloomington man gets 30-year sentence in death of sonFeb 22, 2018 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A Bloomington, Illinois man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder in the death of his infant son. ...