Articles filed under Illinois
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Today in HistoryMay 07, 2019 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Tuesday, May 7, the 127th day of 2019. There are 238 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 7, 1945, Germany signed an unc...
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2 Illinois universities launch twins research projectMay 07, 2019 7:00 am - EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Two Illinois universities are putting together what they say is the first database to focus on twins in the state. Northwestern University and the ...
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April tax-revenue windfall alters Illinois budget pictureMay 07, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An unexpected tax-revenue windfall has so bolstered Illinois finances that Gov. J.B. Pritzker has nixed a plan to reduce pension-payment obligat...
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Costello resigns from Illinois House for DNR positionMay 07, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A state representative from southern Illinois has resigned to become the director of law enforcement for the state Department of Natural Resourc...
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Moylan rips legal pot bill: 'Listen, do you want this stuff in your neighborhood?'May 07, 2019 5:30 am - A suburban state lawmaker on Monday implored Illinoisans to join him in throwing a wrench into the growing momentum to legalize marijuana in Illinois. “There's other way...
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Take a look inside a suburban marijuana farmMay 07, 2019 5:30 am - As Gov. J.B. Pritzker forwards plans to legalize recreational use of marijuana for adults Illinois, a medical cannabis cultivation facility in Elk Grove Village opened i...
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Illinois took in $1.5 billion more than expected last monthMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - State revenue for April exceeded projections by $1.5 billion, according to a letter sent to legislative leaders by state finance officials. The windfall all but covers t...
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More heavy rainfall adds to Midwestern flooding problemsMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) — Another round of rain has led to more flash flood watches across the Midwest. The National Weather Service issued the watches Tuesday for parts of Kansa...
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Audit: DCFS response time slows while abuse claims jumpMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An audit finds that there was an 11% increase in child-abuse and -neglect investigations from 2015 to 2017 while the state's timeliness in responding...
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Prosecutors reviewing retrying man after witness recantsMay 06, 2019 7:00 am - KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - Prosecutors in northern Illinois say they are reconsidering whether to retry a man convicted of a 1999 murder after a child witness recanted his te...