Articles filed under Illinois
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Drug overdoses killing older adults in Winnebago CountyApr 08, 2019 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Officials in a northern Illinois county say overdose deaths are on the rise, and the largest group of victims is people in their 50s. The Rockford ...
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EXCHANGE: Veterinarian students give pet care at shelterApr 07, 2019 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - It won't be long before Cali Elliott and Michael McCallion put their classes behind them and begin caring for pets. But the two fourth-year stude...
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Heavy metal band Megadeth to open Illinois State FairApr 07, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Heavy metal band Megadeth will be the opening act at this year's Illinois State Fair. The group will play Aug. 9 at the Illinois Lottery Grandst...
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Police warn college application bill could compromise safetyApr 07, 2019 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Police chiefs at several Illinois higher education institutions say a bill that would ban colleges from asking applicants about their criminal h...
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EXCHANGE: Woman takes journey to becoming her alter egoApr 07, 2019 7:00 am - ASHKUM, Ill. (AP) - At her heaviest weight, Kelsey Stauffer weighed 250 pounds. She never felt connected to her physical self. "In my daydreams I would make myself out t...
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Pritzker signs bill raising legal age to buy tobacco products to 21Apr 07, 2019 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Sunday raising the state's legal age for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21 - a move that has been enacted locally by dozens...
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Peoria Head Start program get $6.2M in grantsApr 06, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Head Start programs in a central Illinois are receiving $6.2 million in federal grants. The office of U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, an Illinois Democrat, a...
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Report: Felony conviction may keep man off city councilApr 06, 2019 7:00 am - ZEIGLER, Ill. (AP) - A man who won a seat on a southern Illinois community's city council after running unopposed may have an opponent after all: the law. The (Carbondal...
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EXCHANGE: Lyme disease struggles for boy won't let goApr 06, 2019 7:00 am - CLIFTON, Ill. (AP) - The road to recovery for 11-year-old Isaiah Lundmark, of Clifton, has been the exact opposite of what his mom, Carissa, expected. "Last year, we wer...
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Illinois EPA announces spring hazardous waste collectionApr 06, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has announced its spring schedule for household hazardous waste collection . EPA Director John Kim ...