Articles filed under Illinois
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Missouri man wounds girlfriend, kills her teen daughterFeb 10, 2020 6:00 am - GLASGOW VILLAGE, Mo. (AP) - A St. Louis area man has been charged with wounding his girlfriend and fatally shooting her 17-year-old daughter before fleeing the scene wit...
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Western Illinois University to offer cannabis-growing minorFeb 10, 2020 6:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - The art of growing cannabis will become a minor subject at Western Illinois University in the fall, school officials announced Monday. The universi...
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. ESTFeb 10, 2020 6:00 am - British traveler with the new virus may have exposed dozens LONDON (AP) - A middle-aged businessman from England who vacationed in the Alps has illustrated how the ease ...
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Tollway director has hired 9 Chicago Housing Authority alums. That concerns some lawmakers.Feb 10, 2020 4:00 am - The tally of former Chicago Housing Authority employees in positions paying $85,000 to $195,000 at the Illinois tollway is growing, and that concerns some lawmakers give...
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Bob Thomas, first chief judge from DuPage County, retiring from Illinois Supreme CourtFeb 10, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Thomas, who became the first DuPage County jurist to serve as the court's chief justice, will retire at the end of the month. Th...
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WIU houses late Illinois Congressman Railsback's papersFeb 09, 2020 6:00 am - Archivists at the Western Illinois University are combing through the official papers of the late Illinois Republican Congressman Thomas Railsback. University officials...
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ISU gets federal grant for work with deaf or blind childrenFeb 09, 2020 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Two professors at Illinois State University have received a $1.23 million federal grant to help students who'll work with infants and toddlers who ar...
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Dixon centenarian finds her love for cheer leading againFeb 09, 2020 6:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - Living for a whole century isn't easy, but Mabel Green has found a way to make it happen. "Enjoy life and be cheerful." Green, 100, a resident at Libe...
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High school's new chess club is starting up quicklyFeb 09, 2020 6:00 am - EAST MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Retired chiropractor, Dr. Tom Ebalo, an avid chess player, often finds himself down at Western Illinois-Quad Cities on Tuesdays with the Leather...
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Virtual classroom provides opportunities to rural schoolsFeb 08, 2020 6:00 am - CAMPBELL HILL, Ill. (AP) - 'œTrico, do you have the worksheet?'ť Their microphone muted, students Shealee Swisher and Jasmine Serr silently raise a thumbs-up to the webc...