Articles filed under Illinois
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Report: Former housing official hasn't paidJun 23, 2019 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - A published report says the former director of a southern Illinois housing authority ordered to pay a $500,000 fine for mismanaging public housing fun...
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EXCHANGE: Kids learn policing at Junior Training AcademyJun 23, 2019 7:00 am - CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) - Kids had probably not played a game of hide-and-seek like this before. At the end of a Junior Training Academy earlier this month, 20 kids, who had ...
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Pritzker signs order to jumpstart 2020 census outreach, ensure accurate countJun 22, 2019 10:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined a diverse coalition of lawmakers and advocates in Chicago on Thursday as he signed an executive order he said is aimed at ensuring an accurate ...
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EXCHANGE: Decatur woman recounts service at POW campJun 22, 2019 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Mary Haney, 93, never enlisted in the military, but she could have with her background. Throughout her career, Haney worked as a personnel manager w...
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EXCHANGE: Oilfield cafe gives new life to former schoolhouseJun 22, 2019 7:00 am - OILFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Travelers on Illinois Route 49 in Clark County can enjoy homemade food and live music, in season, at a former schoolhouse and general store that is...
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Illinois newborns to be screened for rare brain disorderJun 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State health officials say they're adding a screening for a rare hereditary disorder that affects the brain, nervous system and adrenal gland te...
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New Illinois laws limit state immigration enforcementJun 22, 2019 7:00 am - DWIGHT, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a bill that would ban privately operated immigrant detention centers. A center had been proposed for Dwight in...
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Illinois state employees approve 4-year deal with raisesJun 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A union representing thousands of Illinois state workers says its members have approved a four-year contract that offers lump-sum payments and a...
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'Attack Asthma Camp' slated for next week in BloomingtonJun 21, 2019 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A camp to help children deal with asthma will be offered next week in central Illinois. The free "Attack Asthma Camp" is open to children in kin...
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Judge orders special prosecutor to examine Smollett probeJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - A judge has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the decision by Cook County prosecutors to dismiss all charges against actor Jussie Smollett. On Friday, Cook C...