Articles filed under Illinois
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New Death Cafe in Bloomington discusses taboo topicMay 04, 2019 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The tea was ready, the cake was cut and Day of the Dead napkins, plates and cups were on the counter. It's OK to feel comforted and to celebrate...
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Thomson prison offers sign-on bonuses to help fill jobsMay 04, 2019 7:00 am - THOMSON, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois prison is offering sign-on bonuses to help fill more than 100 openings for correctional officers. Sauk Valley Media repo...
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Husband remembers state trooper killed in roadside crashMay 04, 2019 7:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - Robert Story fondly remembers the playful arguments he had with his late wife, Brooke Jones-Story, about the couple's potbellied pigs. He would oft...
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Hoffman Estates among beneficiaries as state resumes park grantsMay 04, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Residents of the northern part of Hoffman Estates were thrilled when they heard a local park would be renovated. It had been 20 years since a playground, a...
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Judge appoints special public defender in Freund caseMay 03, 2019 7:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - A judge has appointed a special public defender to represent an Illinois man charged in the death of his 5-year-old son. Special Public Defender H...
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Public visitation held for slain 5-year-old Illinois boyMay 03, 2019 7:00 am - CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) - Hundreds of people have converged on a northern Illinois funeral home to pay respects to a 5-year-old boy whose parents have been charged with ...
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Marine conserving Geneva post's history ahead of centennialMay 03, 2019 7:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - A Marine veteran is trying to locate, repair and catalog everything at an American Legion Post in northern Illinois ahead of its 100-year ...
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Applications to grow hemp pour in to Illinois departmentMay 02, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Agriculture received nearly 400 applications to grow or process industrial hemp in the first 24 hours after they beca...
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Repairs resume in city damaged by rare December tornadoMay 02, 2019 7:00 am - TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Officials in a central Illinois city that was struck by a devastating tornado say warmer weather is allowing construction work to resume five mo...
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Name of Illinois trooper killed in crash added to memorialMay 02, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The name of an Illinois State Police trooper killed in the line of duty has been added to a memorial wall at police headquarters in Springfield....