Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois EPA offers grants for wastewater efficiencyDec 25, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is offering grants to public wastewater treatment plants to improve energy efficiency. The agency h...
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St. Francis to get almost $650,000 for low-income studentsDec 25, 2018 6:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Some smart students at the University of St. Francis in Joliet who are short on money will be getting a nice gift courtesy of the National Science Fo...
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Group starts campaign to renovate Winnebago Town HallDec 25, 2018 6:00 am - WINNEBAGO, Ill. (AP) - The old town hall in northern Illinois' Winnebago Township is in line for a little sprucing up. The Rockford Register Star reports...
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USDA program overwhelms Quad City-area food banks with milkDec 24, 2018 6:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Food pantries in eastern Iowa and western Illinois are being flooded with milk donations under a federal program to buy and distribute nearly $50 ...
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Tourists dismayed that Lincoln home closed by fed shutdownDec 24, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Some tourists visiting central Illinois are disappointed that the partial federal government shutdown has left Abraham Lincoln's home closed to ...
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Granite City schools agree to $600K to settle lawsuitDec 24, 2018 6:00 am - GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) - Two assistant high school principals in southwestern Illinois will receive $600,000 in back pay to settle a federal lawsuit over sex-based pay ...
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Police say Illinois officer wounds Iowa man in shootingDec 24, 2018 6:00 am - SILVIS, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a northwestern Illinois police officer fired a gunshot that wounded an Iowa man following an attempted traffic stop. Police say the s...
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EXCHANGE: Thrift stores see mixed blessing with donationsDec 23, 2018 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - It's the holiday giving season, but for some charities and thrift stores collecting used items, there's a fine line between a blessing and a burden ...
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Central Illinois residents recoup after tornado outbreakDec 23, 2018 6:00 am - TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Survivors of a December tornado that injured more than two dozen people in a central Illinois city say they are struggling but grateful for the ...
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EXCHANGE: Officers learn skills to deal with women inmatesDec 23, 2018 6:00 am - LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) - It's well documented that men and women communicate differently, but inside the confines of a women's prison, those differences are magnified by hig...