Articles filed under Illinois
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1959 time capsule found at former Illinois State dormApr 17, 2016 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - A time capsule from 1959 has been found at a former Illinois State University residence hall that's being taken down. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph (h...
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Munger to delay pay for state leadersApr 17, 2016 1:00 am - Pay for Illinois General Assembly members and constitutional officers such as the governor and attorney general will be delayed because of the ongoing state budget stale...
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Proposal could mean Illinois drivers taxed by mileApr 16, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A new proposal could tax Illinois drivers by the mile and mean devices are used to track the distance they travel. The (Arlington Heights) Daily...
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LaHood visits Peoria airport terminal that bears his nameApr 16, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood got a close-up look at the Peoria airport terminal the now bears his name. The Ray LaHood Internation...
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Back to blue jeans: Illinois school district scraps uniformsApr 16, 2016 7:00 am - GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) - Students in the southern Illinois town of Granite City will no longer be required to wear uniforms to school. According to the Belleville News-...
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Woman shot by police in Marion hostage standoff sues cityApr 16, 2016 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - A woman who was shot by police after being taken hostage is suing the city of Marion and members of its police department and the Williamson County S...
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Prisons chief: Illinois needs rethinking on drug offendersApr 16, 2016 7:00 am - CARTERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The acting director of the Illinois Department of Corrections says Illinois needs to rethink how it handles drug offenders. Acting agency Direct...
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Appellate court judge dies after battle with cancerApr 16, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois Appellate Court Judge Laura Cha-Yu Liu died Friday after a long battle with breast cancer at age 49. The first Chinese-American woman to be elected judge in Ill...
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East St. Louis man dies after being hit by MetroLink trainApr 15, 2016 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A 56-year-old East St. Louis man who was struck by a MetroLink train last month in southwestern Illinois has died. The Belleville News-Democrat (...
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U of Illinois student committee wants to consider new mascotApr 15, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Nine years after the University of Illinois retired Chief Illiniwek a student committee is recommending that the school consider a replacement. The A...