Articles filed under Illinois
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Elizabeth Warren's rise started by looking at the bottomAug 25, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - As a young scholar, Elizabeth Warren traveled to federal courthouses, studying families overwhelmed by debt. She brought along a photocopier, gathering re...
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EXCHANGE: University gets grant for high-resolution mapsAug 25, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An $11.1 million grant to create high-resolution topographical maps of the entire planet will extend the life of the Blue Waters supercomputer by ano...
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Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in 2020 GOP primaryAug 25, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman ad tea party favorite turned radio talk show host, announced a longshot challenge Sunday to President Donald Trump ...
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Illinois county slows wind farm plan along Mississippi RiverAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - VALMEYER, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois county repealed an ordinance that would enable the construction of wind farms, stalling a proposal to build 50 turbines along t...
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South Bend becomes a growing haven for Orthodox JewsAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - At this time last year, Zev and Tehiya Meyers were raising their two daughters, ages 8 and 13, in a two-bedroom apartment in west Los Angeles' de...
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Illinois Supreme Court hits road, plans hearings at collegeAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court is going on the road. The high court will hear oral arguments at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey on Sept...
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Fake fundraising accounts set up after trooper's deathAug 24, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois State Police are warning the public to be aware of fake fundraising accounts that are being set up to honor fallen Illinois State Trooper Nicholas Hopkins. Sca...
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Deputy stabbed, inmate shot in eastern Illinois courthouseAug 23, 2019 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a sheriff's deputy shot an inmate in a holding cell of a courthouse in eastern Illinois after the inmate stabbed him several times ...
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The Latest: Wounded Illinois trooper dies from injuriesAug 23, 2019 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on the shooting of an Illinois State Police trooper in East St. Louis (all times local): 7:15 p.m. An Illinois State Police troope...
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Correctional officer charged with sexual misconductAug 23, 2019 7:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois correctional officer is on administrative leave after being accused of sexual misconduct involving female inmates. Illinois State...