Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois Air National Guard helps regions hit by hurricanesSep 30, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Air National Guard unit stationed in Peoria is sending aircraft and service members to help in hurricane relief. Officials from the...
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$890,000 to help Illinois businesses export their goodsSep 29, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is getting an $890,000 federal grant to help small businesses in the state better export their goods. The Illinois Department of Commer...
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Illinois counties prepare for bail reform to take effectSep 29, 2017 7:00 am - SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) - Illinois counties are preparing to meet the requirements of a bail reform law taking effect next year. The new law requires a lawyer to be present ...
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Rauner vetoes protection of union-employer agreement detailsSep 29, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed legislation he says would restrict workers in deciding whether to join a union. The Republican's veto message Frida...
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Ex-managers of Bloomington arena plead not guilty in theftSep 29, 2017 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Five former managers of Bloomington's city-owned arena have entered not guilty pleas to charges they bilked the city out of more than $1 million...
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Mundelein man's killer convicted in 2016 party shootingSep 29, 2017 1:00 am - URBANA, Ill. - A 19-year-old Champaign man has been convicted in the fatal shooting of a Mundelein man during a 2016 party near the University of Illinois campus. A Cham...
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Rauner happy with court's fair-share review; AFSCME criticalSep 28, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner is pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether non-union state employees must pay "fair share" fees to cover barga...
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Illinois receives $2M grant to help counter opioid crisisSep 28, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health has received a grant to help 18 rural counties in south-central Illinois hit hardest by the opioid cris...
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Illinois governor agrees to allow Medicaid for abortionsSep 28, 2017 1:00 am - Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that Gov. Bruce Rauner had already signed the legislation. CHICAGO - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner ended months of ...
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Rainbow trout fishing season set to begin in DuPage CountySep 27, 2017 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - The fall rainbow trout season in DuPage County is just a few weeks away. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County says the season will open on ...