Articles filed under Illinois
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EXCHANGE: Man building sense of community among CongoleseNov 03, 2019 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - John Matanda Tshipama was a 10th-grader living in the eastern Congolese city of Goma when he experienced the absolute terror of war. It was 1994, and...
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EXCHANGE: Golden retriever raising spirits Coroner's OfficeNov 02, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A recent addition to the Champaign County government staff is breathing life into an office that deals with death. Harlow, a 2-year-old purebred gold...
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EXCHANGE: Letter sent to California is back 110 years laterNov 02, 2019 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - In 1909, someone named "Harry" took the time to type out greetings and an address and touch base with acquaintances two-thirds of a country away....
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State Supreme Court justice says he'll leave bench in 2020Nov 01, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier gave notice this week he will resign his seat on the bench effective Dec. 6, 2020. "It has been a privilege s...
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Police say Illinois man targeted, killed in eastern IowaOct 31, 2019 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say an Illinois man was targeted and fatally shot at an eastern Iowa convenience store. The shooting was reported a little before 8...
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Snowfall forces flight cancellations at Chicago airportsOct 31, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Snow has forced the cancellation of more than 300 flights at Chicago's international airports on Halloween. Chicago's Department of Aviation reports that ...
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Third Illinois resident dies of vaping-related lung damageOct 31, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A third Illinois resident has died after being hospitalized with a vaping-related lung injury the Department of Public Health reports. Health de...
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Suburban Republican proposes penalty enhancements for elected officials convicted of crimesOct 31, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Amid a backdrop of federal investigative activity and bipartisan calls for ethics reform, a state legislator introduced a bill Thursday that would increase...
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Bill would let students leave school to voteOct 31, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A measure that would let eligible high school students leave school to vote has been sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker Senate Bill 1970, carried in the House this...
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Not all suburbs like plan to combine police, fire pensionsOct 31, 2019 1:00 am - While some towns want state lawmakers to take quick action on a recommendation to combine suburban and downstate police and firefighter pension funds in an effort to boo...