Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois officials consider options to save muralJul 21, 2018 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A mosaic mural in western Illinois that once caused controversy for its depiction of a freed black slave is at risk of being destroyed. The Edw...
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Illinois National Guard troops return from AfghanistanJul 21, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Around 40 Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers based in Peoria have returned home from Afghanistan. A Friday statement from the Illinois National Gu...
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EXCHANGE: A family has deep roots in baseball and softballJul 21, 2018 7:00 am - BEECHER, Ill. (AP) - Beecher Muskies manager Fred LeSage still remembers Todd Sippel's first season with the Muskies. "He was 19 years old and couldn't hit a lick," LeSa...
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Illinois 200: Cahokia Mounds was 'America's first city'Jul 21, 2018 1:00 am - A gaggle of rambunctious fifth-graders scrambled to the top of the 100-foot-high Monks Mound to get a great view of the Gateway Arch in downtown St. Louis and burn off e...
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Northern Illinois man convicted of murdering sister-in-lawJul 20, 2018 7:00 am - HENNEPIN, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man has been found guilty of killing his sister-in-law and burying her body in a shallow grave. A Putnam County jury on Friday ...
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Cooling towers disinfected after bacteria at state buildingJul 20, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials say cooling towers at an office building at the Illinois State Capitol complex are being disinfected after a marginal amount of legion...
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The Latest: Trump invites Putin to Washington in the fallJul 19, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump and Russia (all times local): 7:55 p.m. President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the...
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Trade tensions weigh on outlook for rural parts of 10 statesJul 19, 2018 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Weak economic growth is expected to continue in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, but all the recent trade disputes may shrink profits. Cre...
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Illinois nursing home fined $50K in resident's deathJul 19, 2018 7:00 am - LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois nursing home has been fined $50,000 by the state for failing to notify a resident's doctor of her asthma complications prior to h...
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Peoria officer fatally shoots 19-year-old after traffic stopJul 19, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a Peoria police officer fatally shot a 19-year-old man who fled from a vehicle after a traffic stop in the central Illinois city. The...