Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker signs new law raising teacher pay to $40,000Aug 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation raising teachers' minimum salary to $40,000 over four years to address a statewide shortage o...
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Pritzker signs new law raising teacher pay minimum to $40,000Aug 22, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation raising teachers' minimum salary to $40,000 over four years to address a statewide shortage of classroom...
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Girls tennis: Absences pave way for others to step up in Northwest suburbsAug 21, 2019 1:01 am - It's a season of change for the Northwest suburbs' girls tennis scene. Four prominent players, all state qualifiers including last year's Class 2A state doubles fourth-p...
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N.Y. Times: Joe Walsh likely to challenge Trump in 2020 primaryAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Joe Walsh, the former 8th District congressman who lost his seat to current U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth in 2012, may announce as early as this weekend that he'll challenge...
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Report finds bullying, intimidation in speaker's officeAug 20, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An investigation of sexual harassment in House Speaker Michael Madigan's office found that control has been too centralized and discourages comp...
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Western Illinois Head Start program receives $2.6MAug 20, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A western Illinois early education program will receive $2.6 million in federal funding. The grant for West Central Community Services was annou...
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Body of Illinois climber recovered from Wyoming mountainsAug 20, 2019 7:00 am - RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) - The body of an Illinois man has been recovered in Wyoming mountains by authorities after he died in a climbing accident. The Jackson Hole News & Gu...
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Decatur officials hope new funding addresses vacant housesAug 20, 2019 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Decatur officials hope new funding for neighborhood revitalization efforts will help address vacant houses. The Herald & Review repo...
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Report finds bullying, intimidation in Speaker Michael Madigan's officeAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An investigation of sexual harassment in House Speaker Michael Madigan's office found that control has been too centralized and discourages complaints abou...
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Cyanide from steel plant trickled into Lake Michigan for days before public was notifiedAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - Paul Grenchick was surfing with friends along the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan on Thursday evening. Little did he know, just up the river, thousands of fish were dying...