Articles filed under Illinois
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Illini to sell beer at football, basketball games this fallApr 02, 2019 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois will start selling beer in general seating areas at Memorial Stadium and State Farm Center this fall. School athletics ...
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Today in HistoryApr 02, 2019 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Tuesday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2019. There are 273 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 2, 2005, Pope John Paul II ...
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In 4th trial, man convicted of killing girl in 1990Apr 02, 2019 7:00 am - WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - In his fourth trial, an Iowa jury on Tuesday convicted a man in the 1990 killing of a 9-year-old Illinois girl whose body was found on fire in Dave...
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Coroner: 2018 Winnebago County fatal overdoses up 28 percentApr 02, 2019 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Winnebago County in northern Illinois experienced a 28 percent increase in drug overdose deaths in 2018. Coroner Bill Hintz says 159 people died of...
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Pritzker unconcerned with tax-study's lower revenue estimateApr 01, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration is pleased with the findings of a peer-reviewed study of a graduated income tax despite its conclusion that ...
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African-American cultural program gets new building at UIMar 31, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Fifty years after the University of Illinois opened an African-American cultural program, the group is moving into a new $5.9 million building. ...
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EXCHANGE: Parents who've lost babies commemorate their livesMar 31, 2019 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Not every pregnancy ends in the birth of a healthy baby. "Our top priority is making sure when a family experiences a loss that we can honor that lif...
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Northern Illinois sheriff sues county officials over budgetMar 31, 2019 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois sheriff is suing the county board and top county officials, saying they've cut his office's budget so much that the safety and ...
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APNewsBreak: Study finds tax plan would narrow income gapMar 31, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A study has found that a graduated income tax like the one Gov. J.B. Pritzker is touting would narrow a growing income gap among the state's ric...
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EXCHANGE: Seniors use trip money on service projectsMar 31, 2019 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - For the last 3 years, Schlarman Academy seniors have been raising money for their class trip. They sold popcorn and cookie dough and held 50-50 raf...