Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois attorney general hopefuls pledge records accessOct 30, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Candidates for Illinois attorney general in the Nov. 6 election pledge to tackle a backlog of appeals on denied public-records requests. The att...
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Seaplane pilot crashes into lake, hitches homeOct 30, 2018 7:00 am - KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Authorities say the pilot of an ultralight seaplane that crashed into a Kenosha County lake swam to shore and hitched a ride home to Antioch, Illino...
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School superintendent fired after misconduct investigationOct 30, 2018 7:00 am - CALUMET CITY, Ill. (AP) - Illinois' highest paid school superintendent was fired less than a week before he was scheduled to retire. Troy Paraday made more than $430,000...
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Holocaust survivor faces evil, cheats death for second timeOct 30, 2018 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sitting in the handicapped lane outside Tree of Life synagogue, Judah Samet watched as a plainclothes officer traded gunfire with the man at the temple...
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Illinois launches testing program for autonomous vehiclesOct 29, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Transportation has begun a statewide initiative among multiple government agencies to develop a testing program for c...
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Son arrested in deaths of Bradley professor, husbandOct 29, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The son of a Bradley University professor and her husband who were reported missing was one of two men arrested in the connection with their deaths, ...
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Southern Illinois University starts marijuana, hemp researchOct 29, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University is creating new programs for students who want to know more about marijuana. The school says that it's creating prog...
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Civil rights group says anti-Jewish extremists are emboldenedOct 29, 2018 1:00 am - Reports of anti-Semitism increased dramatically in Illinois and the nation last year, according to data from a prominent civil rights group. Forty-seven incidents of ant...
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EXCHANGE: Korean music scene makes way to central IllinoisOct 28, 2018 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The popular Korean music scene, K-pop, has made its way to Decatur, and local dance students have the opportunity to learn from a professional K-pop...
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Trump calls Pittsburgh synagogue attack 'evil' anti-SemitismOct 28, 2018 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - President Donald Trump mourned the dead and forcefully condemned anti-Semitism after a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 dead...