Articles filed under Illinois
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EXCHANGE: For the love of teaching, and each otherJun 16, 2019 7:00 am - ERIE, Ill. (AP) - Not every couples can say that they get to see each other at work most of the day, but the Morgans and Unruhs at Erie Middle School are an exception. A...
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EXCHANGE: Bloomington veteran a hero overseas, at homeJun 16, 2019 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Anyone with a military service background deserves to be called a hero, but Jim Sengpiel of Bloomington is admired for his courage and achieveme...
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Cats house: Houston residence becomes home for felinesJun 16, 2019 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Tucked amid the townhouses of Upper Kirby in Houston, the plain brick building draws little attention. Its lawn is neat, its stairs swept. Occasionally, h...
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Officials issue warning of risks from blue-green algaeJun 16, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials are warning people who plan to recreate in lakes and rivers to be cautious about blue-green algae that can cause sickness or ...
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Sealaska Heritage announces participation in genetics studyJun 15, 2019 7:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Sealaska Heritage Institute officials say they are collaborating with a university that is studying how the DNA of indigenous people might have ...
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U of I museum to display typewriter used by Hugh HefnerJun 15, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An exhibit of unique typewriters, including one used by the founder of Playboy, will open later this month at the University of Illinois. The univers...
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Doctor who inappropriately touched patients gets prison termJun 15, 2019 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois doctor who pleaded guilty to aggravated battery after an investigation revealed he inappropriately touched three female patient...
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Tolono woman dealing with effects of West Nile infectionJun 15, 2019 7:00 am - TOLONO, Ill. (AP) - There was a time when Beth Swigart didn't pay that much attention to West Nile virus and the annual warnings about mosquito bites. That's changed sin...
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Day care owner sentenced to 3 ˆ½ years in baby injury caseJun 15, 2019 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois woman who admitted to seriously injuring a 5-month old boy at her home-day care business has been sentenced to 3 ˆ½ years in pr...
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East Peoria man gets 70 years for stabbing deathJun 15, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of another man will likely spend the rest life behind bars aft...