Articles filed under Illinois
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State human services agency plans move to Springfield siteFeb 23, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Human Services will move some of its operations into a four-building complex on Springfield's southeast side. The (Sp...
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Basketball broadcasts at Temple have an international flavorFeb 22, 2016 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Amid the raucous cheering at Temple University basketball games, two new voices have joined the crowd - and they're speaking Mandarin. Chinese studen...
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Kickboxers press to reform laws governing amateur eventsFeb 22, 2016 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Practitioners of kickboxing and other martial arts are lending their support to pending state legislation that would allow them to hold more competit...
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Rockford officials say lead testing of water is routineFeb 22, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Rockford will soon be testing its water for lead but officials say there are no indications of any problems like they have had in Flint, Michigan. ...
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HUD takes over housing authority in southern Illinois countyFeb 22, 2016 6:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - Federal authorities on Monday took over the Alexander County Housing Authority in southern Illinois, citing years of mismanagement and poor living con...
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Bloomington mulls $50 million streets-and-sewer programFeb 21, 2016 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Bloomington officials are considering a five-year $50 million streets-and-sewer overhaul. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph (http://bit.ly/1Uem1Yt ) ...
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Belleville military wife to climb Kilimanjaro to help womenFeb 21, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Belleville woman plans to scale Mount Kilimanjaro in East Africa to raise awareness about the plight of women in countries at war. The (Bellevi...
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Documents show historic windmill was worldwide shipperFeb 21, 2016 6:00 am - GOLDEN, Ill. (AP) - A descendent of the man who built the historic Golden Windmill in western Illinois has discovered letters indicating the mill shipped flour worldwide...
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Ace Hardware employee accused of stealing almost $14KFeb 20, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An Ace Hardware cashier accused of stealing thousands of dollars from her job is due back in court this spring. The News-Gazette (bit.ly/1Ww2ZeQ) rep...
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127-year old lumber business closing in QuincyFeb 20, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A Quincy lumber business owned by the same family for 127 years will close in March. Bernzen Lumber Co. has been purchased by a business that will op...