Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois home care, child care workers to get overdue raisesMar 19, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - More than 40,000 employees of the Illinois Department of Human Services who provide senior care in the home and child care services will get lon...
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Contract to raze decrepit Cairo housing projects OK'dMar 19, 2019 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - Demolition of two complexes run by the troubled Alexander County Housing Authority in southern Illinois will begin next month. The (Carbondale) Southe...
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Jury convicts 30-year-old man in Illinois trafficking caseMar 19, 2019 7:00 am - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - A federal jury in western Illinois has found a 30-year-old man guilty of conspiring to distribute cocaine and heroin. A Monday statement from pr...
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Judge clears way for demolition of Rock Island courthouseMar 19, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - An effort to save the Rock Island County Courthouse has hit a roadblock. The Rock Island Argus reports Peoria County 10th Circuit Judge Jodi Hoos dis...
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Illinois agriculture director focusing on rural developmentMar 19, 2019 7:00 am - MATTOON, Ill. (AP) - Illinois' new agriculture director says rural economic development and increasing broadband access are among his top priorities. Illinois Department...
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Edwardsville husband and wife found dead in their homeMar 18, 2019 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois husband and wife have been found dead in their home. Authorities say the bodies of 68-year-old Lois Ladd and her husband, 7...
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Correction: Illinois State Fair-Reba McEntire storyMar 18, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - In a story March 15 about Reba McEntire's appearance at the Illinois State Fair, The Associated Press erroneously reported the title of her late...
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Chicago officials call an end to "dibs" seasonMar 18, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A sign winter is over in Chicago is officials telling people to get rid of those chairs, tables and other stuff they've put in front of their homes to sav...
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10-year-old boy killed when van flips into retention pondMar 18, 2019 7:00 am - HUNTLEY, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a 10-year-old boy was killed when the minivan he was riding in ran off a northern Illinois interstate and flipped upside down into a...
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4 sites added for this year's Illinois spring trout seasonMar 18, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Four new sites have been added for this year's Illinois Spring Trout Fishing Season. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says this year...