Articles filed under Illinois
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Patriot Act that Hastert heralded helped bring his downfallApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - In the weeks after the 9/11 attacks, House Speaker Dennis Hastert “led the charge” in getting passage of the Patriot Act, former President George W. Bush commented a few...
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Interactive timeline of Dennis Hastert's careerApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert faces a sentencing hearing in his federal hush money case Wednesday. Click through this interactive timeline to track his path f...
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Could Illinois budget impasse lead to no school this fall?Apr 25, 2016 1:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. - School officials in Illinois are worried that lawmakers' nearly yearlong fight over a state budget could spill into summer and force some districts to...
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Southern Illinois University adds major in brewingApr 24, 2016 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University has a new accredited degree in fermentation science to train future brewers, distillers and vintners. The Illinois B...
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Kirk questions payments to Alexander County housing agencyApr 24, 2016 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is asking the Department of Housing and Urban Development's inspector general to look into the nearly $20 million in federal funds...
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Midwest travel: Chicago Improv Fest roars into the city, SchaumburgApr 23, 2016 7:19 am - Chicago Play with this You are living in the improv capital of the world, and if you'd like to see tomorrow's "Saturday Night Live" stars, get to the 19th Chicago Improv...
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U of Illinois professor hits 50 years, plans to keep goingApr 23, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Roy Axford has been a professor at the University of Illinois for 50 years. And he has no plans to stop. The 87-year-old Axford works in the Depar...
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Illinois professor to lead review of state's inmate programsApr 23, 2016 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A professor at Southern Illinois University has been recruited by the Illinois Department of Corrections to review the effectiveness of every off...
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MidAmerica Airport in Southern Illinois to get $835K upgradeApr 23, 2016 7:00 am - MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) - A Southern Illinois airport is getting a nearly $1 million upgrade. The Belleville News-Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/1MPFTjX ) officials in St....
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19-year-old Iowan convicted in slaying of Illinois manApr 22, 2016 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Sentencing has been scheduled June 7 for a 19-year-old convicted in the slaying of an Illinois man in Des Moines. The Des Moines Register reports...