Articles filed under Illinois
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Shawnee Forest this year sees the burning of 10,000 acresApr 14, 2019 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service for the first time in recent history oversaw the burning of more than 10,000 acres this year in southern Illinois' Shawne...
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Wintry weather leads to cancelations at O'Hare, MidwayApr 14, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Wintry weather in northern Illinois has forced the cancellation of flights at Chicago's two major airports. By late Sunday afternoon, around 1,000 flights...
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EXCHANGE: Backpack food program creator says it's a callingApr 14, 2019 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Three years into running a summer sack lunch program for hungry children, Rose Gates had a thought. "If these children don't have food in the summe...
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Eastern Illinois University program touts rural teacher jobsApr 14, 2019 7:00 am - SHELBYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Eastern Illinois University has launched a program that encourages students training to be teachers to consider looking for employment in rural ...
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EXCHANGE: Wildlife Center in Sycamore marks 35th anniversaryApr 14, 2019 7:00 am - SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) - Thirty-five years ago, a message Kathy Stelford sent herself from the past made her realize that she wanted to make a change. "When I was in my mid...
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Bloomington starting national search for new police chiefApr 13, 2019 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The city of Bloomington in central Illinois plans a nationwide search to replace its retiring police chief. Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason...
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EXCHANGE: Pekin barbers keeping shop in the familyApr 13, 2019 7:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - John Bargar opened the Colonial Barber Shop June 26, 1967. Fifty years later, his grandson, Jake Gill, having finished barber college in Bloomington-N...
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Crystal Lake earns about $4 a month from City Hall pay phoneApr 13, 2019 7:00 am - CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) - It's no secret that pay phones may someday be part of the distant past. But for the city of Crystal Lake, the device has been an unexpected mon...
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McGill University drops 'Redmen' name from sports teamsApr 13, 2019 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - McGill University has dropped the name Redmen from its varsity sports teams after receiving complaints that the name is a racial slur. Principal Suzanne ...
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Illinois man wins $1 million in Missouri Lottery gameApr 12, 2019 7:00 am - OLIVETTE, Mo. (AP) - An Illinois man who bought a lottery ticket in Missouri is glad he did - he's a million-dollar winner. The Missouri Lottery said Friday that Perris ...