Articles filed under Illinois
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250,000 circus items donated to Illinois State UniversityJan 03, 2018 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University's famed Circus Collection just got a lot bigger thanks to a Florida man who has been collecting circus memorabilia for deca...
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Illinois plans to offer high school equivalency alternativesJan 03, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Community College Board is planning to roll out several alternative ways for people to earn their high school equivalency certifica...
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Bond denied teen charged in death of LaHarpe womanJan 03, 2018 6:00 am - CARTHAGE, Ill. (AP) - First-degree murder charges have been filed against a western Illinois teenager in the death of a 19-year-old LaHarpe woman. Hancock County State's...
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Today in HistoryJan 03, 2018 6:00 am - Today in History Today is Wednesday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2018. There are 362 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1868, Japan's Meiji (ma...
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Freeport officials want to continue razing blighted homesJan 03, 2018 6:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - The northern Illinois city of Freeport razed 80 buildings last year, almost tripling the number demolished the year before. City leaders hope to ra...
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2 hurt in snowmobile crash near Mount WashingtonJan 03, 2018 6:00 am - SARGENT'S PURCHASE, N.H. (AP) - Officials say two people were injured when they lost control of their snowmobile and crashed into some trees. The New Hampshire Fish and ...
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Joliet Police investigate fatal shooting of 2 teensJan 02, 2018 6:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Joliet Police are investigating the slayings of two teenagers who were shot to death while riding in a car New Year's Eve. The (Jolie...
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Treasurer: Changes make it easier to find, claim propertyJan 02, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - People in Illinois now have a faster, easier way to find out if the state is holding any of their unclaimed cash or property. Illinois Treasurer...
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Conservative groups appeal in public-pay abortion challengeJan 02, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Anti-abortion groups are appealing after a judge dismissed a lawsuit to stop a law that'll expand Medicaid and state-employee group health insur...
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Multiple departments respond to Illinois resort fireJan 02, 2018 6:00 am - UTICA, Ill. (AP) - Multiple fire departments were responding to a blaze at a northern Illinois resort near Starved Rock State Park. Utica Fire Chief Ben Brown tells The ...