Articles filed under Illinois
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AP Exclusive: 4 in 5 Illinois debris sites high in toxinsNov 19, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Illinois regulators found higher-than-acceptable levels of toxins in 80 percent of the stat...
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Illinois man's memory to live on with Rose Parade floatNov 19, 2017 6:00 am - SHERMAN, Ill. (AP) - A 22-year-old central Illinois man who died of an undetected aneurysm is being remembered with his portrait on a float at this year's Rose Parade in...
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Newspaper investigation finds Illinois raffle irregularitiesNov 18, 2017 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A newspaper investigation has found that at least a dozen raffles conducted largely by veterans' organizations in southwest Illinois may not be i...
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EXCHANGE: Illinois family's service spans generationsNov 18, 2017 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The Hunter family tree is heavily decorated: Purple hearts. A Distinguished Service Cross. Public praise from high-ranking commanders. The legacy o...
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$80M Mississippi River bridge opens from Illinois to IowaNov 18, 2017 6:00 am - SAVANNA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois and Iowa officials are celebrating the opening of a new Mississippi River bridge from Savanna, Illinois, to Sabula, Iowa. The $80 million s...
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Psychiatrist gets records for boy charged in school shootingNov 17, 2017 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Records have been provided to a psychiatrist preparing the mental evaluation of an Illinois student accused of shooting a classmate in the high s...
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New Illinois initiative helps find people with dementiaNov 17, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has launched an initiative that aims to inform police officers and the public about how to spot and assist elderly people suffering fro...
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House OKs renaming post office for man killed in AfghanistanNov 17, 2017 6:00 am - FAIRVIEW, Ill. (AP) - Lawmakers in the U.S. House have approved a measure to name a western Illinois post office in honor of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan. U.S...
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Concealing homicide charge filed in slain bartender caseNov 17, 2017 6:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man has been charged with concealing a homicide in the shooting death of a woman who had been reported missing. The Will County s...
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Officials mark opening of $80M bridge linking Iowa, IllinoisNov 17, 2017 6:00 am - SABULA, Iowa (AP) - An $80.6 million bridge crossing the Mississippi River to link Iowa and Illinois is opening after two years of construction. Officials from the Iowa ...