Articles filed under Illinois
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Democrats say graduated income tax still neededMay 09, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democrats in the Illinois Senate said Thursday that a $1.5 billion greater-than-expected April revenue windfall won't solve the state's long-term fiscal pr...
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Champaign bus company closing after discrimination lawsuitMay 08, 2019 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A Champaign bus company is shutting down after the Illinois attorney general's office sued it last year alleging discrimination and harassment. Th...
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Correction: Boy Slain-Illinois storyMay 08, 2019 7:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - In a story May 7 about a psychological evaluation being sought for a father accused of killing his son in northern Illinois, The Associated Press ...
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDTMay 08, 2019 7:00 am - House panel votes Barr in contempt, escalating Trump dispute WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in con...
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Cost of University of Illinois sports complex jumps higherMay 08, 2019 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The cost for a new track and soccer facility at the University of Illinois has bounced 50% higher. The (Champaign) News-Gazette re...
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Corrections, Juvenile Justice agencies honor fallen heroesMay 08, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois state prison officers who have died in the line of duty are being honored as part of National Correctional Officers and Employees Week....
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What adults should know about the measles vaccine as disease makes a comebackMay 08, 2019 5:00 am - Your child or grandchild is immunized for measles, but what about you? If you can't remember getting the MMR vaccine or were inoculated in the 1960s, here's what you nee...
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Republicans say state windfall means new taxes aren't neededMay 08, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - One day after lawmakers learned the state collected $1.5 billion more in tax revenue than was expected in April, House Republican leadership argued Wednesd...
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Women urge Democrats to act on abortion legislationMay 08, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Democratic legislators are the subject of an open letter penned by nearly 200 women who wrote they are "alarmed by the lack of action" on a bill that...
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Bipartisan group wants to raise state gas tax, fees to fund road projectsMay 08, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A bipartisan coalition laid out a plan Wednesday that would raise $2.4 billion for road and bridge infrastructure improvements by hiking the state's gas ta...