Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois police dog honored with funeral processionJun 25, 2016 7:00 am - TROY, Ill. (AP) - A police dog that spent more than six years on the job at a Metro East police department has been honored with a funeral procession after health proble...
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Eastern Illinois rail trail hopes to solve funding shortfallJun 25, 2016 7:00 am - MAHOMET, Ill. (AP) - Planners behind an effort to turn an old rail right-of-way into a trail between Urbana and Danville hope a series of fundraisers help cover part of ...
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Out-of-state medical waste may flow to Salem trash burnerJun 25, 2016 7:00 am - SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A garbage incinerator just north of Salem may soon take as much as 90 million pounds more in out-of-state medical waste. The Statesman Journal reports...
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1 dead, 1 injured after boats crash on Illinois' Rock RiverJun 25, 2016 7:00 am - OREGON, Ill. (AP) - Winnebago County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Hintz says one person is dead and another injured after two boats collided on the Rock River in northern I...
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Correction: License Plate Windfall storyJun 25, 2016 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - In a story June 24 about the state's windfall in license plate renewal late fees, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the full Senate ...
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Western Illinois University researches Zika virus spreadJun 25, 2016 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Western Illinois University students and faculty scientists are spending the summer doing research related to how Zika virus spreads from mosquitoes ...
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Economic woes cause drop in number of Illinois boatersJun 25, 2016 7:00 am - OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) - Thousands of boaters are still active on Illinois waters, but their numbers have declined significantly over the past several years due to the strugg...
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17 calves die when semi overturns on Illinois interstateJun 24, 2016 7:00 am - RANTOUL, Ill. (AP) - Officials say 17 calves are dead after a semi-trailer carrying 93 calves to Iowa overturned on a central Illinois interstate ramp. The (Champaign) N...
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Dick Van Dyke visits Illinois hometown, starting foundationJun 24, 2016 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Dick Van Dyke made a grand entrance to his eastern Illinois hometown riding in a replica of the car from his 1968 movie "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" a...
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'West Wing chicken' dish wins Peoria girl White House tripJun 24, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Eleven-year-old Maggie Smith of Peoria is headed to the White House as the statewide winner of a healthy recipe contest associated with First Lady Mi...