Articles filed under Illinois
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EXCHANGE: Homeless man tries to stay fed and busyNov 24, 2018 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - It's 1 p.m. on a weekday and Tim Stenger is fixing a broken cabinet in the back room of C-U at Home's Phoenix Drop-in Center, an afternoon shelter...
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EXCHANGE: Couple thankful for new start after living in tentNov 24, 2018 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - On the cusp of Thanksgiving, Tiffany Bryant and Daniel Crowley were grateful for a roof over their heads. Until recently, the couple spent three year...
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Illinois' 1st weekend of deer-hunting nets 59,000 deerNov 24, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois hunters took nearly 59,000 deer during the first weekend of this fall's firearm deer season. The Illinois Department of Natural Resourc...
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Officials encourage showing support for caregiversNov 23, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Department on Aging officials are recognizing National Caregiver Month by noting that caregivers need support too. The Department on Ag...
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Murphysboro to lend money to secure part of old shoe factoryNov 23, 2018 6:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois city will help partially demolish a historic shoe factory. Mayor Will Stephens says Murphysboro will lend roughly $50,000 to...
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Recyclable plastic piling up in RockfordNov 22, 2018 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The plastic is piling up in Rockford. The Rockford Register Star reports that Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful finds itself with more than 7 tons o...
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Central Illinois town recovers from 2013 tornadoNov 22, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A relief group is finishing up work five years after a tornado destroyed or damaged about 1,000 homes and killed one person in a central Illinois...
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Fire marshal offers tips for Thanksgiving fire safetyNov 21, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Fire Marshal Matt Perez says Thanksgiving Day produces the highest rate of cooking fires each year. Perez says cooking equipment ...
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Utilities encourage energy savings with smart thermostatsNov 21, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As temperatures drop and winter looms, homeowners and property managers are sweeping chimneys, insulating pipes and swapping screens for storm windows. T...
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Ex-Illinois trooper charged in crash that killed young momNov 21, 2018 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois State Police trooper has been charged in a high-speed collision that killed a young mother. Now-retired Master Sgt. Jeff Denning w...