Articles filed under Illinois
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Southern Illinois' Snake Road closes for spring migrationMar 15, 2019 7:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - A stretch of road in southern Illinois is closed to allow snakes and amphibians the chance to migrate to their summer homes. The Shawnee National...
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University of Illinois increases faculty as enrollment risesMar 15, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An increase in enrollment at the University of Illinois system has sparked a move to hire hundreds of new faculty members, which the system's preside...
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Groundbreaking on prison mental health center set for MondayMar 14, 2019 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials are planning a groundbreaking ceremony for a 200-bed hospital to treat mentally ill prison inmates. The ceremony hosted by the Ill...
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'Tobacco 21' vote now awaits governor's decisionMar 14, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A four-year effort by lawmakers and advocates to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Illinois appears nearly complete now that legislatio...
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Man charged with seventh DUI pleads guilty to lesser offenseMar 13, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man with six convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol has pleaded guilty to a case that allows him to avoid a sevent...
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Heritage area expands to 3 more key Lincoln-related sitesMar 13, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A huge section of Illinois that honors the life and work of Abraham Lincoln and promotes tourism and recreation has been expanded. The Lincoln N...
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Coroner: Woman dead in central Illinois ditch was strangledMar 13, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A coroner says a 35-year-old woman whose body was found in a central Illinois ditch was strangled. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports ...
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Report: Buffalo Grove lawmaker wants students to design new state flagMar 13, 2019 1:00 am - A bill has been introduced to hold a contest to choose a new student-designed state flag, the Illinois News Network is reporting. State Rep. Daniel Didech, a Democrat f...
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Relative: Suspect in deputy's shooting death 'not a monster'Mar 12, 2019 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The half-sister of a central Illinois man accused of fatally shooting a sheriff's deputy says her half-brother is "not a monster." Christina Brown ...
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Hundreds attend visitation for deputy killed in RockfordMar 12, 2019 7:00 am - HUNTLEY, Ill. (AP) - Hundreds passed through a northern Illinois funeral home to pay respects to the family of a sheriff's deputy shot to death while assisting in the se...