Articles filed under Illinois
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Group turns in signatures for redistricting ballot questionMay 06, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A group that wants an independent commission to draw state legislative districts in Illinois turned in signatures to ask voters to approve the c...
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Illinois voters to see road fund amendment on Nov 8 ballotMay 06, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois voters will get a chance to consider a constitutional amendment aimed at preventing funds collected for transportation projects being u...
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Company seeks Iowa OK to immediately start oil pipeline workMay 06, 2016 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A Texas-based company has asked Iowa regulators for permission to immediately start work on most of the Bakken oil pipeline route through 18 Iowa...
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SEIU Illinois files unfair labor claim on home-care workMay 06, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The union representing Illinois home-care workers who must abide by new rules limiting overtime hours filed an unfair labor practices charge Fri...
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Black University of Illinois workers allege discriminationMay 06, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois officials are investigating discrimination claims by a group of black current and former university employees, including th...
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Bond at $5M for ex-prosecutor facing retrial in wife's deathMay 06, 2016 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A request for a lower bond from a former Illinois prosecutor facing a second murder trial in his wife's Valentine's Day 2006 death was denied Friday ...
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SIUE approves contracts for temporary service employeesMay 06, 2016 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville has approved contracts for hiring temporary service employees. The (Alton) Telegraph (http://bit.ly...
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WIU Women's Center celebrates 30th anniversaryMay 06, 2016 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - The Western Illinois University Women's Center is celebrating its 30th anniversary while planning for the retirement of its director. Janine Cavicchi...
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East Aurora schools investigating online grading errorsMay 06, 2016 7:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Grades for thousands of students in East Aurora School District 131 could be incorrect because of the faulty setup of an online grading system. Offic...
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Non-tenure faculty at U of Illinois agree to first contractMay 06, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Faculty at the University of Illinois' flagship campus who are not on tenure tracks have approved a five-year contract their union negotiated with th...