Articles filed under Illinois
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Bill advances that requires state jobs be in Sangamon CountyApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois House panel has approved a bill that would require most new and vacant state jobs be located in Sangamon County. The...
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Groups trying to save northern Illinois' Black Hawk statueApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - OREGON, Ill. (AP) - Groups are working to complete restoration of a century-old landmark known as the Black Hawk statue in northern Illinois. The 48-foot-tall, 270-ton l...
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Bill would separate SIU's Carbondale, Edwardsville campusesApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A bill has been introduced in the Illinois Legislature that would separate Southern Illinois University's Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses. ...
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Rockford police to start using drones to aid investigationsApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Police in the northern Illinois city of Rockford will begin using drones to help with traffic investigations. The Rockford Register...
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Howard Buffett gives $1.2M to buy land for recycling centerApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Macon County Sheriff Howard Buffett's private foundation is donating $1.2 million to purchase land for a new recycling center and compost facility. ...
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Nominations open for Illinoisan of the Day state fair honorApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The nomination period is open for the Illinoisan of the Day honor at this year's Illinois State Fair. The Illinois State Fair Museum Foundation ...
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Decatur artist donates Lincoln statue to mark bicentennialApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois sculptor has donated new artwork featuring Abraham Lincoln to the Decatur Public Library in celebration of the state's bicentenni...
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Cheap Trick slated to play Du Quoin State FairApr 14, 2018 7:00 am - DU QUOIN, Ill. (AP) - On a day when the Du Quoin State Fair will celebrate what's "Born, Built and Grown" in Illinois, organizers have found a band to perform on the Gra...
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SIU-Carbondale turns dining hall food waste into compostApr 14, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University is turning hundreds of pounds of uneaten dining hall food into compost. The Carbondale school has a program that tra...
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Pekin man charged in synthetic marijuana death and illnessesApr 13, 2018 7:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - Criminal charges have been filed against a central Illinois man in connection with the sale of synthetic marijuana that resulted in death and illness....