Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois working to combat election judge shortageApr 30, 2018 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Illinois legislators are working to fill the void of election judges in the state. State lawmakers are considering a proposal that would let county c...
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Illinois working to get more election judges amid shortageApr 30, 2018 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Efforts are underway to fill the void of election judges in Illinois. The Herald-Whig reports that state lawmakers are considering a proposal that wo...
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HUD gives families in Cairo public housing deadline to moveApr 29, 2018 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - Federal housing officials have informed about 40 families that they have until June 30 to move from two southern Illinois public housing complexes tha...
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Simulator helps police train for life-or-death situationsApr 29, 2018 7:00 am - FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois police department has purchased a video game-style simulator so officers can get more training on handling life-or-death situat...
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U of Illinois sees increase in sexual misconduct reportsApr 29, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois officials say a rise in reported sexual misconduct cases against employees was likely spurred by the #MeToo movement, mandator...
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11-year-old 'yodeling boy' Mason Ramsey gets record dealApr 29, 2018 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An 11-year-old boy whose yodeling at an Illinois Walmart started a wave of attention has signed a record deal. Mason Ramsey signed with Atlantic ...
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The Great Migration: 'When we got to Illinois, we could sit anywhere we liked'Apr 29, 2018 5:30 am - Victory Bell can still remember the night when he boarded the Illinois Central Railroad's City of New Orleans in Durant, Mississippi, bound for Chicago, then changed tra...
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White announces $15 million in state funding to librariesApr 28, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois libraries will receive more than $15 million in grants from state librarian Jesse White. White is also secretary of state. He says the ...
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Illinois pilot program connects students with therapistsApr 28, 2018 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois county is using a pilot program to connect children and teenagers experiencing a mental health concern or crisis with a thera...
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AG, bus company reach deal on temporary restraining orderApr 27, 2018 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A Champaign area-based bus company has reached an agreement with the Illinois attorney general's office on a temporary restraining order relating ...