Articles filed under Illinois
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Man, 61, charged with murder, arson in Kankakee fireApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - The Kankakee Fire Department says a 61-year-old man faces murder and arson charges for allegedly setting an apartment building fire that killed two...
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Decatur looks to turn electric boxes into works of artApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The city of Decatur is hoping to turn sidewalks and electrical boxes into works of art. The (Decatur) Herald and Review reports (http://bit.ly/1pBN9...
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Rock Island woman who faked cancer gets 4 years in prisonApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois woman was sentenced to four years in prison after she admitted to lying about having cancer to defraud thousands of dollars from a f...
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U of Illinois union plans work-in after last week's strikeApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A faculty union at the University of Illinois' Champaign-Urbana campus that went on a two-day strike last week plans another work action. Members of ...
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Sioux tribe to meet with fed official over pipeline concernsApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - MOBRIDGE, S.D. (AP) - Members of the Standing Rock Sioux plan to meet with a federal official later this week to express their concerns over a planned oil pipeline. The ...
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Fiat Chrysler accelerates NAFTA shift from passenger carsApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - MILAN (AP) - With lower gas prices shifting North American driving preferences toward bigger vehicles, Fiat Chrysler has accelerated its transition away from passenger c...
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Body pulled from Illinois lake ID'ed as missing Urbana womanApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - DEWITT, Ill. (AP) - The Champaign County coroner has identified human remains found in a central Illinois lake as missing Urbana woman Ashley Gibson. Coroner Duane North...
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Loop bus service has ended 5-year run in Davenport areaApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - The Loop bus won't be returning to serve the Davenport area this spring. The Quad-City Times (http://bit.ly/1rx3hcw ) reports that the five-year s...
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Intelligence director rejects spy agency relocation reversalApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - The director of national intelligence says he doesn't plan to overturn a subordinate's preliminary decision to build a federal spy agency's new regional...
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Joiner Room tries to boost funding with 'Give Local' effortApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) - Volunteers are working to make it easier for the public to study DeKalb County's historical records. The Joiner History Room - part of the Sycamore...