Articles filed under Illinois
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Chicago schools to decide if classes will be in sessionJan 28, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The head of Chicago Public Schools says she won't "hesitate to cancel classes" in the nation's third-largest school district as subzero temperatures enter...
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Illinois lawmakers consider raising tobacco-buying age to 21Jan 28, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois legislators are reviving bills that would raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21. The State Journal-Reg...
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2nd man charged in fatal Burlington shootingJan 28, 2019 6:00 am - BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) - A second man has been charged in a fatal shooting in a car outside the home of the victim's mother in Burlington. Authorities say 44-year-old Der...
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Woman charged with endangering infant after fall at day careJan 28, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois woman has been charged with endangering the life and health of a child for allegedly being intoxicated while working at a day...
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NIU looking to boost enrollment to 18,000 by fall 2023Jan 28, 2019 6:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Northern Illinois University has a new enrollment plan that aims to have 18,000 students by fall 2023. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle r...
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Firefighters learn how to rescue frightened livestockJan 27, 2019 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Firefighters are trained to rescue residents of burning buildings but what if those residents are cows, horses or pigs? The Illinois fire Service ...
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Illinois General Assembly has more women legislatorsJan 27, 2019 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The number of women in the Illinois Legislature has increased slightly, though the numbers still fall behind a state panel's goal of having equa...
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Prtizker appoints new head of Illinois Air National GuardJan 27, 2019 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A U.S. Air Force colonel based at Scott Air Force Base is being promoted to general and will head the Illinois Air National Guard. The (Bellevill...
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EXCHANGE: 1960s policeman takes ride through East GalesburgJan 27, 2019 6:00 am - EAST GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - Friends, family, caretakers, police and firefighters came together in East Galesburg on a Friday afternoon to celebrate former police officer...
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Snow, and then dangerous cold on the horizon in ChicagoJan 27, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - If you thought the weather could not get more brutal in Chicago, think again. Sunday is not expected to be as cold as Saturday when temperatures at Chicag...