Articles filed under Illinois
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Chicago's Amazon bid focuses on workforce and transportationOct 18, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago has officially thrown its hat in the ring with a bid for Amazon's massive second headquarters, adding to the growing competition from cities bragg...
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Exploding ammunition stymie firefighters in fatal fireOct 18, 2017 7:00 am - CAHOKIA, Ill. (AP) - Exploding ammunition stymied southern Illinois firefighters in their efforts to rescue a World War II veteran who died in a house fire. Authorities ...
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Schock prosecutors say they never admitted misleading judgeOct 18, 2017 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. attorney's office for central Illinois wants a federal judge to reconsider his finding that prosecutors made false or misleading statements ...
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Correction: U of Illinois-Medical School storyOct 18, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - In a story Oct. 16 about scholarships for the first students accepted to the University of Illinois' new medical school, The Associated Press erroneo...
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Democrats running for governor hit Rauner, differ on marijuana, minimum wageOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - Democratic gubernatorial candidates joined in piling on Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner but differed on issues such as minimum wage, gun control and legalizing marijuana at...
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Stretch of Byron roadway named after fallen Marine.Oct 17, 2017 7:00 am - BYRON, Ill. (AP) - A stretch of roadway in the northern Illinois community of Byron is being named after a local U.S. Marine who was killed in combat in Afghanistan. Acc...
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Audit: $316,000 gone after Zeigler ex-treasurer indictedOct 17, 2017 7:00 am - ZEIGLER, Ill. (AP) - An audit has found that a small southern Illinois city's former treasurer who faces a federal indictment may have stolen nearly $316,000. ...
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Bond set for woman who crashed into pond, left son behindOct 17, 2017 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A judge has set $500,000 bond for a Cicero woman who faces drunken driving charges after authorities say she drove her vehicle into an Aurora pond, ...
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Historic bell returned to Springfield church after theftOct 17, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A century-old bell that went missing from a Springfield church earlier this month has been returned. The Rev. Don Goodenow of Bissell United Met...
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University of Illinois struggles with faculty retentionOct 17, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois continues to struggle with faculty recruitment and retention despite the state budget crisis subsiding. Interim Provost Jo...