Articles filed under Illinois
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Alternative rockers Shinedown coming to Illinois State FairMar 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Alternative rock band Shinedown will appear at the Illinois State Fair in August. Officials announced Thursday that the multiplatinum-selling gr...
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Pritzker-tied group launches first TV ad promoting graduated taxMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois Jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A dark money group that counts Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker among its donors has ...
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Parking fees for Starved Rock proposedMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - State Sen. Sue Rezin of Morris advanced legislation to allow the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to charge parking fees at Starved Rock State Park, with the pro...
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Stormy Daniels lobbies in Springfield against 'sin tax'Mar 22, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Adult entertainer Stephanie Clifford, better known as Stormy Daniels, briefly appeared outside the Illinois Capitol on Friday to protest a state tax she ca...
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Illinois unemployment 4.3 percent, unchanged since NovemberMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The unemployment rate in Illinois was 4.3 percent in February. Illinois Department of Employment Security officials announced Thursday that th...
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Survey: Bankers losing confidence in 10-state farm economyMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A monthly survey of rural bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states shows bankers are losing confidence in the future of the region's farm econ...
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Woman charged with harboring accused killerMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - A woman traveling with the man accused of killing the mother of his child in Milwaukee is charged with aiding a felon. A criminal complaint says Deloise...
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Former northern Illinois chief charged with eavesdroppingMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - HINCKLEY, Ill. (AP) - A former northern Illinois police chief has been charged with official misconduct for allegedly recording a conversation with her boss. Kimberly Ev...
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Semi-trailer strikes, seriously injures Illinois trooperMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois State Police trooper was seriously injured when a semi-trailer struck him and his squad car while he was responding to a multi-vehi...
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State unemployment down, but above national averageMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois economy has added 59,100 jobs over the past 12 months, while the overall unemployment rate dropped only a tenth of a point, to 4.3 percent, th...