Articles filed under Illinois
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Man and a child killed in Galesburg house fireFeb 14, 2019 6:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - Two people, including a child, were killed when a fire swept through a Galesburg, Illinois house. Galesburg officials announced Thursday that an a...
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House approves $15 minimum wage by 2025, and Pritzker's expected to make it officialFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois legislators moved quickly Thursday to deliver one of new Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's top campaign promises, a gradual hike in the statewide mi...
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27 Houston residents indicted in multistate ATM robberiesFeb 13, 2019 6:00 am - PLANO, Texas (AP) - Federal prosecutors say 27 Houston residents have been indicted in the investigation of nearly $2.8 million stolen from ATMs in robberies targeting t...
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Crane boom at Mississippi River bridge site falls into waterFeb 13, 2019 6:00 am - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - A boom being used at an interstate bridge over the Mississippi River near Moline, Illinois has fallen into the water. Iowa Department of Transportati...
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Delays mean Chicago 'Hamilton' exhibit opening 3 weeks lateFeb 13, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The world premiere of an exhibit based on the Broadway hit "Hamilton" will be delayed three weeks in part due to recent subzero temperatures in Chicago. "...
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Colorado Democrats push changes to presidential electorsFeb 13, 2019 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Following Donald Trump's 2016 victory over an opponent who won 3 million more votes, Colorado's Democrat-controlled Legislature is fast-tracking legislatio...
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The Latest: Bi-state abduction victim in critical conditionFeb 13, 2019 6:00 am - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Latest on two dead after kidnapping, police chase in Missouri, Illinois (all times local): 1:20 p.m. Authorities say a 33-year-old woman i...
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Proceedings to begin Wednesday in Illinois eye-gouging caseFeb 12, 2019 6:00 am - PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The jury has been selected in the trial of a southern Illinois man accused of gouging and clawing another man's eyes. Allen Fisher of Swanwick...
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Chicago's Lake Shore Drive open after cracked beams foundFeb 12, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The northbound lanes of Chicago's Lake Shore Drive at the Chicago River are open to traffic again after the discovery two cracked steel beams used to supp...
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Snow, wind force cancellation of flights at Chicago airportsFeb 12, 2019 6:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Snow and strong wind gusts in northern Illinois forced the cancellation of flights at Chicago's two major airports. By Tuesday evening 335 flights ha...