Articles filed under Illinois
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Woman accused of punching, kicking children in her careOct 10, 2017 7:00 am - ALTON, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois woman has been charged with aggravated battery for allegedly punching a child placed in her care. Madison County prosecutors say K...
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Wheelchair racing legend Jean Driscoll leaving U of IllinoisOct 10, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - U.S. Olympic Hall of Famer and wheelchair racing champion Jean Driscoll says she's leaving her longtime University of Illinois home for North Carolin...
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School principals to get help through federal grantOct 10, 2017 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University is getting a $12.5 million federal grant to help school principals. In a news release, the school says its Center for the S...
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Coroner: 5-year-old boy drowned in Bethalto swimming poolOct 10, 2017 7:00 am - BETHALTO, Ill. (AP) - The coroner in Madison County says a 5-year-old boy found under water in a Bethalto back yard swimming pool apparently drowned. Coroner Stephen P. ...
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Today in HistoryOct 09, 2017 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Tuesday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2017. There are 82 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 10, 1967, the Outer Space Tr...
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Count: WIU water-filling stations save 1M plastic bottlesOct 09, 2017 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Western Illinois University officials say the school's water bottle refilling stations have kept more than 1 million plastic bottles out of landfills...
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Crews work on Lake County museum before planned 2017 openingOct 08, 2017 7:00 am - LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The final phase of work at Lake County museum has begun. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that the Bess Bower Dunn ...
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Lincoln Museum in Springfield hosting "Spooktacular" eventOct 08, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A visit to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield is fun and educational. But spooky? On the night of Oct. 21, the m...
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Peoria airport to get nearly $2M grant for runway lightsOct 08, 2017 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The airport in Peoria is set to receive nearly $2 million in federal money to pay for a runway lighting rehabilitation project. The (Peoria) Journal ...
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Undertakers' records a 'missing link' in Peoria genealogyOct 08, 2017 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - For years, dusty, battered volumes of records from the 19th and early 20th century have been stored in boxes in a forgotten corner of the Peoria Coun...