Articles filed under Illinois
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Fireworks injuries in Illinois on the riseJul 02, 2018 1:00 am - Despite Illinois' ban on the sale of fireworks, the number of injuries caused by the patriotic pyrotechnics has continued to increase during the past decade. Hospitals ...
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Tollway launches 'Hot Weather Patrols' to assist motoristsJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Tollway has launched around-the-clock "hot weather patrols" to locate and assist motorists during high temperatures and humidity ...
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EXCHANGE: Meredosia woman sees another bridge openingJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - MEREDOSIA, Ill. (AP) - It was a round-trip more than 80 years in the making when a single vehicle marked the first crossing of the new $86.2 million Illinois 104 bridge ...
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New U of Illinois medical school to open its doors MondayJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois' new medical school is set to open its doors with its first class of 32 students. The News-Gazette reports...
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Mystery remains in Illinois councilman's 1968 disappearanceJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) - Illinois authorities are still unsure what happened to a city councilman who disappeared from an airplane 50 years ago. Jerrold Potter co-owned a Po...
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Ohio River ferry between Kentucky, Illinois reducing hoursJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - MARION, Ky. (AP) - The Cave-in-Rock Ferry between Illinois and Kentucky is reducing its operating hours. The ferry crosses the Ohio River between Cave-in-Rock, Illinois,...
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Illinois man who killed daughter to remain in state careJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A Bloomington man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in his daughter's 2009 beating death will remain in a state mental health facil...
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EXCHANGE: Quadruplets going own ways after high schoolJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - As their four sons grew up, Anne and Clint Gibleon tried to hide the fact that they are quadruplets as much as they could, hoping to offer the boys a...
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Illinois man stabbed parents of girl who called him 'ugly'Jul 01, 2018 7:00 am - NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man has pleaded guilty to stabbing the parents of a girl who called him "ugly." The Daily Herald reports 21-y...
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EXCHANGE: Course uses cadavers, innovation to woo talentJun 30, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - With pigs hearts and cadavers galore, the Pre-Med Immersion Course at Jump Simulation would scare off all but the most serious candidates for medical...