Articles filed under Illinois
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EXCHANGE: Youth learn and enjoy boxing with hometown leadersMar 09, 2019 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The boys trickle into Patriots Boxing Gym shaking hands. Rockford police officer Eric Thurmond slaps them on the back. Thurmond hasn't seen them in...
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Missing woman's body found in rural southern Illinois countyMar 09, 2019 6:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say they found the body of a 19-year-old southern Illinois woman who was last seen in Saline County. Illinois State Police say Brooke...
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EXCHANGE: High school interns explore potential careersMar 09, 2019 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Riley Bartholomew has known she wants to be a pharmacist for a long time, so when the chance came along to be part of the Inspired Futures internshi...
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Suspect hospitalized after officer-involved shootingMar 08, 2019 6:00 am - SAUGET, Ill. (AP) - A suspect is hospitalized with what police call non-life-threatening injuries after an officer-involved shooting near St. Louis. Illinois State Polic...
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Western Illinois University tops in physics masters' degreesMar 08, 2019 6:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Western Illinois University has awarded more master's degrees, on average, than any other school nationally. The school announced Thursday that the A...
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Victim in Aurora warehouse shooting sues Illinois State PoliceMar 08, 2019 12:00 am - One of the people injured in a deadly warehouse shooting last month sued Illinois State Police on Friday, saying authorities wrongly let the gunman purchase the weapon u...
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How Aurora factory union steward saw shooting begin, survived two attempts on his lifeMar 08, 2019 12:00 am - A union steward who was in the room for the disciplining of a worker who went on to kill five people at a factory in Aurora, as well as wound five police officers and th...
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Study: Illinois auto plant layoffs may trigger more job lossMar 07, 2019 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Fiat Chrysler's decision to cut almost 1,400 jobs from a northern Illinois plant could trigger the loss of nearly 2,300 additional jobs across the ...
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Advocates seek more funding for Great Lakes water qualityMar 07, 2019 6:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Advocacy groups are lobbying Congress to pump more money into programs to protect Great Lakes water quality. More than 100 representatives of...
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New Mexico, others allowing high school video games 'sport'Mar 07, 2019 6:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico is joining a handful of other states in allowing high school students to participate in a growing sport - video games. Around three d...