Articles filed under Illinois
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Security evaluated after Missouri jail escapeMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - KAHOKA, Mo. (AP) - Officials in a rural northeast Missouri county are evaluating security at their jail after an inmate was able to escape. Clark County Sheriff Paul G...
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Illinois an upcoming GOP battlegroundMar 02, 2016 4:06 am - With Super Tuesday over, Illinois joins a handful of other big states as a looming battleground on the primary calendar for Republicans. Illinois, which shares its March...
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Illinois lawmakers consider pension buyout proposalsMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers want to hold additional hearings to discuss how to proceed with a pair of similar bills aiming to deal with the state's pensi...
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Trinity Containers to close in western Illinois, layoff 72Mar 01, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A propane storage tank company has announced it will close this spring in western Illinois and eliminate 72 jobs. The Quincy Herald-Whig reported Mon...
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Index shows slow February growth in Illinois economyMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A University of Illinois index that tracks the state's economic health shows Illinois' economy grew at a modest pace in February. Tuesday's release o...
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Meteorological winter 7th warmest in Illinois on recordMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The state climatologist says this year's meteorological winter is the seventh warmest in Illinois on record. Climatologist Jim Angel of the Illino...
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Illinois woman who faked cancer gets 3-year sentenceMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois woman who pretended to have ovarian cancer said she just wanted to belong, to be accepted after years of abuse and mental illness. Al...
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Marianjoy, Northwestern close dealMar 01, 2016 12:00 am - About 1,000 workers from Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital joined Northwestern Memorial HealthCare on Tuesday when Northwestern's acquisition closed on the Wheaton-based...
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Champaign County sheriff bans courthouse protestsFeb 29, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Champaign County Sheriff Dan Walsh has banned demonstrations in the county courthouse after a group of 60 occupied the building's lobby. Walsh on Mon...
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Police arrest man in connection with bomb under Pekin BridgeFeb 29, 2016 6:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - A man has been arrested in connection with a pipe bomb that exploded under a bridge over the Illinois River in central Illinois. A news release from t...