Articles filed under Illinois
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High water lingers; 2nd Mississippi River spillway may openMay 23, 2019 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - With high water setting longevity records on the Mississippi River, officials say they may have to open a spillway west of Baton Rouge for the third t...
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Tollway promises new vote after chairman approves subcontract with former employerMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - On Feb. 27, Will Evans resigned as chief diversity officer with HBK Engineering LLC. Seven weeks later, as the new chairman of the Illinois tollway board, he voted to ap...
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Nonprofits sue state over Illinois group home oversight planMay 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Three nonprofit groups are suing the state to stop a new case management plan for thousands of Illinoisans who receive publicly funded care in g...
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Hunters harvest over 15K wild turkeys during spring seasonMay 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois hunters harvested more than 15,000 wild turkeys during the spring season, up from nearly 13,500 last year. The Illinois Department of N...
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Middle school teacher charged in 20-year-old abuse caseMay 22, 2019 7:00 am - ALTON, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois middle school teacher has been charged with the sexual abuse of a high school student more than 20 years ago. Fifty-one-year old W...
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Police ID remains found near St. Louis County parkMay 22, 2019 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A man found dead near a south St. Louis County park last week has been identified as a man reported missing in Illinois earlier this month. St. Louis Co...
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House GOP continues push against a graduated state income taxMay 22, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Republicans on Wednesday repeated their opposition to a graduated income tax amendment touted by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker. In the fourth news co...
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'Enough gun violence': Rally urges tougher licensing processMay 22, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers and supporters of a bill that would strengthen the Firearm Owners Identification card system chanted "Fix the FOID" in front of the statue of Abr...
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Teachers call for lifting cap on pay increasesMay 22, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state's largest teachers union on Wednesday called on Illinois lawmakers to lift a state-imposed cap on the size of pay raises they can receive, saying...
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Immigrant rights advocates call to make Illinois a sanctuary stateMay 22, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD -- Two Democratic state lawmakers joined a group of immigration rights advocates Wednesday in calling for passage of a bill that would effectively make Illin...