Articles filed under Illinois
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Sewer surcharges left off bills, costing Quincy up to $30KNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Officials in the western Illinois city of Quincy say they've discovered some big customers have been under-billed for sewer services. The Quincy Hera...
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Riopell: Local presidential campaigns look to Iowa, if Illinois spot is secureNov 12, 2015 12:00 am - Some local backers of some presidential candidates are eager to head west to volunteer in the run-up to the all-important Iowa caucuses - but first they have the big job...
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Rauner, leaders should keep budget talk private, business leaders sayNov 12, 2015 12:00 am - The state's top business leaders are encouraging Gov. Bruce Rauner and top lawmakers to keep their highly anticipated budget meeting next week private, saying public spe...
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Illinois suspends linebacker over criminal investigationNov 11, 2015 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois football coach Bill Cubit indefinitely suspended freshman linebacker Julian Jones on Wednesday pending the outcome of a criminal investig...
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Families' flood buyouts on hold due to Illinois budget messNov 11, 2015 6:00 am - OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. (AP) - After the Mississippi River flooded four years ago, more than 100 Illinois families agreed - some reluctantly - to sell their homes to the gove...
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Men get probation for random attack at U of IllinoisNov 11, 2015 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A judge has sentenced two brothers and two other men to probation after they pleaded guilty to taking part in a drunken, random attack on a Universit...
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University of Illinois resolution urges end to budget battleNov 11, 2015 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois trustees are set to vote on a resolution urging state lawmakers to end an impasse and pass a budget. The resolution set for...
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Peoria County courtrooms reopen after February floodingNov 10, 2015 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - All of Peoria County's judges are back in their courtrooms nearly nine months after a pipe burst causing water damage. The (Peoria) Journal Star repo...
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Mayor of Monticello resigns due to Lyme diseaseNov 10, 2015 6:00 am - MONTICELLO, Ill. (AP) - The mayor of the central Illinois city of Monticello has resigned, saying he is struggling with chronic Lyme disease. The (Champaign) News-Gazett...
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New bride dies in motorcycle crash on way to receptionNov 10, 2015 6:00 am - BUCKNER, Ill. (AP) - A 40-year-old southern Illinois newlywed is dead after the motorcycle her new husband was operating crashed on the way to the couple's reception. Th...