Articles filed under Illinois
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Former McLean County deputy sentenced for union theftFeb 27, 2016 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A former McLean County deputy has been sentenced to four years in a state prison for stealing thousands of dollars from a police union. The Bloo...
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Plans still stand for Railroad Hall of Fame in GalesburgFeb 27, 2016 6:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - Despite a lack of progress over the past decade, organizers of the National Railroad Hall of Fame and museum still plan to bring the facility to n...
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Illinois announces manager to lead 2 state fairsFeb 26, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Department of Agriculture officials have placed the operations of the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair under the same man...
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Rauner seeks federal assistance for Illinois flood damageFeb 26, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has asked the federal government to approve disaster assistance for property owners and local governments damaged by e...
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Fines could end for late license plate renewalsFeb 26, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers are considering suspending late fees for license plate renewals that have caused a windfall for the state after it stopped se...
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Deere to lay off 100 workers at Davenport, Dubuque plantsFeb 26, 2016 6:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Farm and construction equipment manufacturer Deere & Co. is cutting 100 manufacturing workers at two Iowa factories. Layoffs effective April 1 in...
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Rauner appoints top Republican to university oversight jobFeb 26, 2016 12:00 am - Former House Republican Leader Tom Cross of Oswego has been appointed to lead the Illinois Board of Higher Education, taking over the job at a time when the state's budg...
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Former Alorton mayor's son convicted of 2 murdersFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The son of a former mayor of the southern Illinois city of Alorton has been found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for a 2009 double h...
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Innocence group to aid ex-prosecutor facing new murder trialFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A group that works to overturn wrongful convictions is helping a former Quincy prosecutor facing a second murder trial in his wife's 2006 Valentine's...
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Ex-Madison County teacher gets 35 years for child sex abuseFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A former southwestern Illinois teacher has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to child sexual abuse involving eight vic...