Articles filed under Illinois
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EIU student newspaper celebrates turning 100Nov 07, 2015 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - The student-run newspaper at Eastern Illinois University is celebrating its 100th birthday with a gathering for former staff members Saturday. Th...
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Owners of vacant site with asbestos face $500-a-day penaltyNov 07, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Owners of a vacant mill on Springfield's northeast side face a $500-a-day penalty dating back two months for not dealing with asbestos on the si...
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University of Illinois works to rein in sprawl on campusNov 07, 2015 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is trying to rein in expansion of space on its campus. The university approved a new policy this summe...
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Health officials: 70 suspected sick from apple ciderNov 07, 2015 6:00 am - PITTSFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Health officials in two western Illinois counties say the count of people with suspected illness linked to apple cider has risen to 70. The Quinc...
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Illinois 'actively investigating' whether fantasy sports are gamblingNov 07, 2015 12:00 am - One of the state's top gambling officials says Illinois is “actively investigating” whether to regulate the controversial daily fantasy sports websites that have faced i...
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3 who spent decade in prison acquitted in Rockford retrialNov 06, 2015 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Three men freed after more than a decade in prison have been acquitted in their retrial for the 2002 slaying of an 8-year-old Rockford boy. Winneba...
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Levee board chief faces removal over district car repairsNov 06, 2015 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southwestern Illinois levee district president could lose a $15,000-a-year appointed seat for failing to report more than $33,000 in work for t...
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St. Louis man accused of break-ins after bid to flee policeNov 06, 2015 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A St. Louis man whose attempts to elude pursuing police included wading into the Mississippi River is jailed on $750,000 bond after being charg...
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Fellow officers had complained about Fox Lake cop years agoNov 06, 2015 6:00 am - FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) - Fellow officers had complained about the conduct of a northern Illinois policeman years before his suicide led to revelations that he'd been steali...
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Apple cider suspected in western Illinois outbreakNov 06, 2015 6:00 am - PITTSFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Health officials in two western Illinois counties are investigating an illness affecting people who drank apple cider during a recent fall festiv...