Articles filed under Illinois
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Southern Illinois theater, in disrepair, to be auctionedAug 05, 2018 7:00 am - DU QUOIN, Ill. (AP) - A movie theater that's long been a landmark in a southern Illinois community may be doomed after falling into disrepair. The Southe...
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EXCHANGE: Raptor Center joins effort to lift osprey numbersAug 05, 2018 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - When Jacques Nuzzo opened the crate containing the first baby osprey for this year's hacking project, he was a bit taken aback. "I said, 'Oh, that r...
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The Latest: Consolidated, unions reach tentative agreementsAug 04, 2018 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The Latest on contract negotiations between Consolidated, unions (all times local): 11:52 p.m. Consolidated Communications and unions representing...
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Grant applications for open-space acquisition now availableAug 04, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has begun accepting applications for grants to acquire land for open space and recreation. Official...
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160th Illinois State Fair: Old standbys, $30M for new lookAug 04, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The 160th Illinois State Fair kicks off with concerts, carnival rides, livestock competitions and free entertainment. The fair runs Aug. 9-19 wi...
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Rockford-made machine to build parts for rocketsAug 04, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Ingersoll Machine Tools has built the largest machine of its kind in the world for world's richest man - Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, who will use the e...
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Hoopeston teachers learn self-care to aid student helpAug 04, 2018 7:00 am - HOOPESTON, Ill. (AP) - Teachers in Hoopeston (HUP'-stihn) schools are learning how to take care of themselves so they can take care of their students. The (Champaign) Ne...
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Illinois 200: Lincoln the first president to make use of electronic mass mediaAug 04, 2018 1:00 am - FDR used the radio, JFK scored on TV and Donald Trump expounds on Twitter. But the first president to make effective use of electronic communications was Abraham Lincoln...
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Springfield museum to debut 1908 race riot exhibitAug 03, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum will debut a new exhibit detailing the 1908 Springfield Race Riots. The exh...
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Rear-facing restraint now required for Illinois infantsAug 03, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois children must ride in rear-facing child-restraint seats in automobiles until age 2 under a law Gov. Bruce Rauner signed. The Republican...