Articles filed under Illinois
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Elgin to improve zoo facility for bisonFeb 03, 2016 6:00 am - ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - Fans of Elgin's zoo want the city to add bison as well as upgrading current bison facilities in a $200,000 improvement plan. The (Elgin) Courier-News ...
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Make Obama's birthday a state holiday?Feb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Several Illinois lawmakers want to declare President Barack Obama's birthday, Aug. 4, a state holiday. Rep. André Thapedi, a Chicago Democrat, introduced legislation thi...
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Historic Moline train depot to be razed, clock salvagedFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Preservationists have salvaged the clock and decorative stones from Moline's historic train depot before it was to be razed. The Illinois Department ...
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Hope remains 8 years after shooting at Tinley Park storeFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) - Eight years after five women were found shot to death inside a Lane Bryant clothing store in Tinley Park, police say they believe there are peop...
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New law imposes fine for minors possessing e-cigarettesFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Anyone under 18 who's caught with electronic cigarettes or other tobacco-free nicotine products would face a fine or community service under a n...
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Southern Illinois University reports spring enrollment dropFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is reporting enrollment has dropped more than 5 percent for the spring semester. SIU administrators sa...
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Attendance at Illinois historic sites drops by 7 percentFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Visits to Illinois' historic sites fell by 7 percent in 2015, despite the state's commemorations of the 150th anniversaries of the Civil War's e...
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Agriculture: No new horse virus cases reported in IllinoisFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Department of Agriculture officials say they haven't received any new reports of equine herpes virus which sickened eight horses ...
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Illinois attorney general seeks stay on hospital tax rulingFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office is asking an appeals court to hold back enforcement of its ruling on a part of a state law that lets ...
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Police: Aurora alderman arrested, charged with retail theftFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Police say an alderman in Aurora has been arrested and charged with retail theft. An arrest report says Alderman Lynne Johnson was arrested Sunday ev...