Articles filed under Illinois
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Officials: 2 more bleeding cases linked to fake marijuanaApr 17, 2018 7:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - Health officials in Maryland have reported two more cases of severe bleeding problems in users of synthetic marijuana, bringing the state's total to thr...
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Moylan: Tolls for cars with trailers are 'highway robbery'Apr 17, 2018 1:00 am - Passenger cars towing trailers are getting hit with excessive tolls, state Rep. Marty Moylan says, and he has filed legislation to lower rates the Illinois tollway charg...
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Lake County uses alcohol-sensing ankle monitors in DUI casesApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Prosecutors in Lake County have started using alcohol-sensing ankle monitors to measure the sobriety of repeat DUI offenders. The (...
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2 teens charged after 5 pelicans shot dead at Illinois lakeApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - NEWTON, Ill. (AP) - Two teenage boys have been charged in connection with five American White pelicans found shot dead at Newton Lake in Illinois. The Illinois Departmen...
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Illinois facility dogs provide comfort in courtApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois county is using a new type of therapy dog to help in sexual assault and abuse cases. Winnebago County began using facility dogs...
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Schoolchildren asked to donate pennies to buy Lincoln papersApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Bicentennial Commission is asking Sangamon County schoolchildren to donate pennies so it can buy an 1830s-era Abraham Lincoln docum...
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Illinois state park struggling to keep up with visitorsApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - LA SALLE, Ill. (AP) - Starved Rock State Park is struggling to keep up with the more than 10 million visitors that have come to the Illinois park in the last four years....
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Illinois honors state's 1st bicentennial farm familyApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A family that has farmed in southern Illinois for five generations has received the state's first bicentennial farm designation. Gerald and Bett...
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Belleville police may bolster force with volunteersApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Police officers in Belleville may soon be getting some help answering calls or help keep an eye on parades and festivals in town. ...
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Supreme Court again rejects Blagojevich appealApr 16, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has for the second time rejected an appeal by imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his convictions on corruption charges. Th...