Articles filed under Illinois
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Gay Methodist on 600-mile prayer journey before LGBTQ voteFeb 23, 2019 6:00 am - KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Helen Ryde is a devout, gay United Methodist on a 600-mile personal prayer journey. Her trip across four states comes days before United Methodis...
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Why an Illinois woman goes to a Mississippi fertility doctorFeb 23, 2019 6:00 am - MADISON, Miss. (AP) - Trisha and Brett Gibson, who have lived in several cities across the United States, tried for years to have a baby. A Madison, Mississippi-based fe...
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EXCHANGE: Exhibit comes to grips with slavery in IllinoisFeb 23, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Deep in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest a couple of summers ago, Tim Townsend said he saw the light go on for about two dozen high scho...
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Flooding forces closure of Kentucky-Illinois bridgeFeb 22, 2019 6:00 am - WICKLIFFE, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says a bridge linking Kentucky and Illinois is being closed probably until late next week due to flooding. The ...
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Central Illinois man pleads guilty to meth distributionFeb 22, 2019 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has entered a guilty plea to federal drug charges related to a methamphetamine distribution case. Jerry Cagle of Marquett...
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Fly-past honors WWII airmen who died saving UK childrenFeb 22, 2019 6:00 am - SHEFFIELD, England (AP) - U.S. and Royal Air Force planes roared over the English city of Sheffield on Friday to honor 10 American airmen who sacrificed their lives to s...
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Conservative group outlines objections to Illinois' reproductive rights proposalFeb 22, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker vowed to make Illinois "the most progressive state in the nation for access to reproductive health care," and a Chicago-based...
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Colorado Legislature OK's changes to presidential electorsFeb 21, 2019 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Colorado's Democrat-controlled Legislature approved a bill Thursday calling for the state to join others in casting their presidential electoral votes for ...
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Suspect makes first court appearance in children's deathsFeb 21, 2019 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A western Illinois man has made his first court appearance in connection with an October house fire that killed two children. William G. Brewer of Qu...
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Suspect in the shooting of a restaurant owner pleads guiltyFeb 21, 2019 6:00 am - WATSEKA, Ill. (AP) - A 44-year prison sentence has been handed an eastern Illinois man found guilty in the 2016 death of the owner of a Milford restaurant owner. Iroquoi...