Articles filed under Illinois
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SAT to replace ACT as college entrance exam in IllinoisFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A new college entrance exam is coming to Illinois. The test known as the SAT is replacing the ACT. The Illinois State Board of Education announc...
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Children's museum planners seek funding with public eventsFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - Organizers of a children's museum in Stephenson County need funding and a place to put it, but they're moving ahead with their planning. The (Freep...
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Illinois roads could benefit from potential $84.7M windfallFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - Illinois transportation planners are awaiting details of how they could use a potential multi-million windfall for the state. A spending b...
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The Obama-Sanders divideFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON -- In the fevered atmosphere of an election for president, attention naturally drifts away from the one who's still there. So it is with President Obama. The ...
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Illinois governor's mansion renovation gets $1M in donationsFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The organization leading efforts to renovate the Illinois governor's mansion says it received $1 million in donations last year. The mansion has...
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Lawyer may use insanity defense for mom accused in slayingFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - An attorney for a Rockford woman accused of stabbing her 8-year-old son to death says he might pursue an insanity defense on her behalf. Winnebago ...
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State lawmaker wins another round of ballot caseFeb 12, 2016 12:00 am - State Rep. Anna Moeller, an Elgin Democrat, won another round in her fight to remain on the March ballot after a judge this week declined to overrule state election offi...
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Illinois residents weigh in on proposed coal mine expansionFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - HILLSBORO, Ill. (AP) - Some central Illinois residents are asking state regulators to reject a proposed expansion of a coal mine where an underground fire has smoldered ...
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Eminent domain possible issue in pipeline's passage in IowaFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa utilities regulators are considering whether to allow a Texas company to bury 346 miles of a crude oil pipeline under farmland and give it a...
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Lawmakers urge federal agency to build campus in IllinoisFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) - Members of Illinois' congressional delegation are appealing to the head of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in support of Scott Air For...