Articles filed under Illinois
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Efforts underway to save Illinois monarch butterfly habitatsJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Efforts are underway in Illinois to find a way to increase the monarch butterfly habitat in the state. The Illinois Department of Natural Resour...
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Illinois records 1st human case of West Nile virus in 2016Jun 06, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State officials have confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in Illinois this year. The Illinois Department of Public Health said Mond...
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Officials say fire at historic Peoria theater likely arsonJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Fire officials in Peoria now say they believe a blaze at the abandoned historic downtown Madison Theater was caused by arson. Brad Pierson is a fire ...
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Judge orders bond reduction in Lovelace murder caseJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - VIRGINIA, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois prosecutor who faces a second murder trial in his wife's 2014 death is expected to be released from jail after a judge reduced hi...
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Sangamon County jail to allow more inmate visits _ by videoJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Inmates in the Sangamon County Jail will soon be allowed more visits, but they will be by video screen. Sheriff Wes Barr tells The (Springfield)...
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136-year-old southern Illinois church destroyed in fireJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - BROOKLYN, Ill. (AP) - Fire has destroyed a 136-year-old abandoned church in the southern Illinois town of Brooklyn. More than a dozen fire departments responded when the...
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Kirk: Trump doesn't have 'temperament necessary' to be presidentJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, a Highland Park Republican facing a tough re-election fight in November, rebuked presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump Tuesday in harsh ...
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Historic yet abandoned Peoria theater damaged by fireJun 05, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - An abandoned yet historic Peoria theater has been damaged after a fire broke out inside. The Peoria Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/1Pd9cbF) the ...
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Quincy to hold first Lincoln in the District festivalJun 05, 2016 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Quincy is highlighting Abraham Lincoln's historic ties to the city by hosting the first Lincoln in the District festival. The Quincy Herald-Whig repo...
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Carillon festival draws music fans to Springfield parkJun 05, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A series of carillon concerts is getting underway at a park in Springfield. The International Carillon Festival starts Sunday in Washington Park...