Articles filed under Illinois
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Labor council pays bill for Capitol dome Christmas lightsNov 09, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A labor union council has foot the bill for Christmas lights on the Illinois State Capitol dome this holiday season. The (Springfield) State Jou...
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Rauner, business, labor agree on jobless benefit changesNov 09, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner says his administration has reached an agreement with business groups and unions on a framework for changes to Illinois' unemp...
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3 face drug charges in NIU student's deadly fall from dormNov 09, 2015 6:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Three men face drug charges stemming from the death of a Northern Illinois University student who fell from a dormitory window. Campus police say 20-...
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Itasca man with MS among first customers at Addison pot dispensaryNov 09, 2015 12:00 am - A 19-year-old Itasca man with multiple sclerosis was among the first in the suburbs to legally buy medicinal marijuana at an Addison clinic on Monday. Christian Favela ...
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Ghost Train Haze, Power Cheese among strains of marijuana availableNov 09, 2015 12:00 am - The sale of legal medical marijuana starts in Illinois today for qualifying patients and a few dispensaries in the suburbs are opening their doors. EarthMed in Addison s...
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Illinois fires athletic director after athlete allegationsNov 09, 2015 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Illinois fired athletic director Mike Thomas on Monday, saying he had done nothing wrong but a change was needed after football and women's basketball player...
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League of Illinois Bicyclists changes name to Ride IllinoisNov 08, 2015 10:00 pm - The League of Illinois Bicyclists, a nonprofit bicycle advocacy organization, announced the rebranding of its organization to Ride Illinois at the fourth annual Illinois...
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Fire destroys old fire station in northern IllinoisNov 08, 2015 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - An old fire station that's been used recently as a senior center has been called a total loss after a fire. The Rockford Fire Department responded ...
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Peoria marijuana dispensary tied up by zoning disputeNov 08, 2015 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A proposed medical marijuana dispensary in Peoria has hit a snag over zoning that has delayed its opening. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports (http://...
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Melaniphy, group pave way for S. Korean tiesNov 08, 2015 4:45 am - John C. Melaniphy III, Wheeliing's economic development director, never took lessons in the martial arts. So he was as amazed as anyone when, after spending some 12-hour...