Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois, which buried ERA decades ago, now its darlingJun 09, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Forty years ago, the drive for the Equal Rights Amendment was pronounced dead in Illinois. But just days ago, the Prairie State became the 37th ...
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Analysis: Illinois' population is falling, but the sky isn'tJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois hiked the state income tax rate by 66 percent in 2011 and three years later, according to revised census estimates, the state's population had grown by more tha...
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Rauner signs law expanding independence of ethics complaintsJun 08, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed into law an overhaul in the handling of ethics complaints against Illinois legislators and staff members. The Repub...
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Bid to remove Southern Illinois president called offJun 08, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A meeting to discuss possibly placing Southern Illinois University's president on administrative leave has been called off. The three officers of...
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Golfer bitten by rattlesnake at Black Hills golf course diesJun 07, 2018 7:00 am - SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) - A golfer has died after he was bitten by a rattlesnake in South Dakota's Black Hills. The Black Hills Pioneer reports the 70-year-old Illinois man...
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Authorities find Marine's car 30 hours after it was stolenJun 07, 2018 7:00 am - GALLUP, N.M. (AP) - Authorities say they have recovered a Marine's classic car that was stolen during his stay in Gallup. The Gallup Independent reports Evan Staat of Xe...
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Waste accumulating in Bloomington despite ordinance changeJun 07, 2018 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Some Bloomington residents are leaving bulky waste on their curb despite the next free collection not being scheduled until October. Public work...
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Terminally ill Army vet to visit Vietnam Veterans MemorialJun 07, 2018 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - A terminally ill Army veteran from southern Illinois will be flown to Washington to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to honor a deceased friend wh...
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Prosecutor: No charges for Quincy officer in fatal shootingJun 07, 2018 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A western Illinois prosecutor says no charges will be filed against a Quincy police officer who fatally shot a man last month. The (Q...
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Ferry service reconnects Iowa, Illinois amid bridge closureJun 07, 2018 7:00 am - SABULA, Iowa (AP) - Iowa transportation officials plan to offer a ferry service across the Mississippi River while crews work to replace a small bridge that has forced a...