Articles filed under Illinois
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Preliminary Illinois test scores show slight improvement in student performanceSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois students are performing slightly better than last year on the state's standardized test now in its fourth year of implementation. Preliminary aggregated results...
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Northern Illinois county raising minimum tobacco age to 21Sep 13, 2017 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois county is to become the first in the state to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to 2...
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Southern Illinois judge grants new trial in 2015 killingSep 13, 2017 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois judge has granted a new trial to a man convicted of killing a man who spilled beer on him at a convenience store in 2015. The...
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Middle school near St. Louis sitting on unsteady groundSep 12, 2017 7:00 am - SWANSEA, Ill. (AP) - Officials at an Illinois middle school just east of St. Louis say the ground beneath parts of the school is moving. KSDK-TV reports ...
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Illinois sees drop in Labor Day weekend road fatalitiesSep 12, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Police say there was a steep drop in fatal traffic crashes over the Labor Day weekend this year compared with last year. State po...
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Illinois university to connect DACA students with legal helpSep 12, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois officials say they can't provide legal help to students affected by changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals prog...
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Moline artist to make new sculpture for soldiers' monumentSep 12, 2017 7:00 am - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - A Moline artist has been chosen to make a replacement sculpture for an eroded statue on top of the Rock Island County Civil War Soldiers' Monument. ...
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Blue Cross to pull small-business plan from state's ACA exchangeSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois will no longer offer group plans for small businesses through the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange, the company annou...
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EIU enrollment down 5 percent but lowest decline in 6 yearsSep 11, 2017 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Eastern Illinois University data show that enrollment for the fall semester is down by about 5 percent but it's the school's lowest decline from ...
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African American museum in Illinois celebrates 2 decadesSep 11, 2017 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The African American Museum of Southern Illinois is preparing to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The volunteer-run museum will be celebrating the...