Articles filed under Illinois
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Officials begin planting trees at Illinois State FairgroundsNov 06, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An effort is underway to plant more than 200 trees at the Illinois State Fairgrounds after dozens of trees were killed by pests. The Illinois De...
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1 of 2 American Coal mines in southern Illinois to closeNov 06, 2015 6:00 am - GALATIA, Ill. (AP) - One of two mines in a southern Illinois community is expected to cease operations by the middle of next year. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan (...
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Private money could pay for Illinois Capitol holiday lightsNov 06, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An online effort has been launched to try to raise enough money to put Christmas lights on the Illinois State Capitol dome this holiday season. ...
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Wheaton College watching next Supreme Court health care rulingNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - The U.S. Supreme Court scheduled a new showdown over Obamacare and religious rights, agreeing to hear contentions by faith-based groups that they shouldn't have to be in...
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As state budget impasse continues, suburban tourism groups take big hitsNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - Suburban tourism and convention bureaus, heavily dependent on state funding, could face a financial crisis by year end if the state budget remains at an impasse. Schaumb...
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Marijuana for sale Monday for suburban patientsNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - Medical marijuana will be legal and for sale Monday in eight Illinois towns including Mundelein, North Aurora, Addison and Schaumburg, officials say. The dispensaries ar...
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Police: Woman left infant in car outside Illinois casinoNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A suburban St. Louis woman is charged with misdemeanor child abandonment after authorities say she left her infant daughter in the back seat of...
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Lower Rockford population means fewer students in schoolsNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Rockford education officials say dropping enrollment numbers are more indicative of population losses than struggling schools. Enrollment in the no...
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State to replace misspelled Collinsville street signsNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Transportation plans to replace several misspelled Collinsville street signs installed after a highway repair projec...
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Prosecutors issue second subpoena for Schock's recordsNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill (AP) - Federal prosecutors have handed former Congressman Aaron Schock a second subpoena for financial records, texts and emails as part of a grand jury...