Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois inspectors climb over, under fair rides for safetyAug 11, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The legs of the carnival ride called "Downdraft" rise and spread before they start to spin, the empty cars on the ends leaning outward, as amuse...
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Nuclear rod shipment planned from Illinois to MichiganAug 11, 2018 7:00 am - PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) - The owner of a northern Illinois nuclear plant wants to ship about 45 pounds of highly radioactive nuclear fuel rods through Michigan on their w...
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New law lets students take unlimited dual-credit classesAug 11, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A new state law will allow Illinois high school students to take an unlimited number of dual-credit courses and earn both high school and college cre...
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Gov. Rauner signs law requiring state jobs be in capitalAug 10, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law requiring state jobs to be located in the capital city unless there's good reason to put them elsewh...
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The Latest: Consolidated CEO praises approving of labor pactAug 10, 2018 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The Latest on unions' approval of a contract with Consolidated Communications (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Consolidated Communications CEO Bob Ud...
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Consolidated workers in New England approve 3-year contractsAug 10, 2018 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Two unions representing about 1,000 Consolidated Communications workers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have approved three-year contracts, th...
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Kansas man indicted in shooting of southern Illinois officerAug 10, 2018 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - A Kansas man has been indicted on charges that he fired the shots that wounded a southern Illinois police officer during a chase two years ago. ...
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Tax dollars off-limits for sex-harassment settlementsAug 10, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Using tax dollars to settle sexual harassment claims is illegal under a law Gov. Bruce Rauner signed. Rauner acted Friday on the plan by Republi...
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Work could start in spring on Black Hawk statue repairsAug 09, 2018 7:00 am - OREGON, Ill. (AP) - Organizers say repair work could begin next spring on the century-old Black Hawk statue in northern Illinois as they are less than $90,000 short of t...
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Labor Department monitoring Illinois State Fair ride safetyAug 09, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials will make routine inspections of all amusement rides at the Illinois State Fair . The Illinois Department of Labor reported W...