Articles filed under Illinois
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Springfield City Council approves resolution against hateAug 16, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Springfield City Council members have unanimously approved a resolution affirming the state capital city's commitment to civil rights and opposi...
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Little Makanda bracing for hordes of eclipse-watchersAug 16, 2017 5:33 am - There are no superhighways or billboards to mar the natural beauty of the hills surrounding Makanda. From the south, a winding, two-lane highway with steep hills and b...
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State Rep. Andersson of Geneva says he won't seek re-electionAug 16, 2017 1:00 am - State Rep. Steven Andersson, a Republican from Geneva, said Wednesday in a recording for WTTW Channel 11's “Chicago Tonight” that he will not seek re-election next year ...
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Illinois House to consider governor's school-funding changesAug 15, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois House plans to gauge support for changes Gov. Bruce Rauner made with an amendatory veto of school funding legislation. There will b...
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Former Miss America running for Illinois attorney generalAug 15, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A lawyer who is a former Miss America says she's running for Illinois attorney general. Erika Harold of Urbana on Tuesday announced plans for a Repub...
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Marshall team involved in eclipse balloon projectAug 15, 2017 7:00 am - HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Some Marshall University students and faculty will participate in a project to launch high-altitude balloons during next week's solar eclipse. M...
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17-year-old convicted of Illinois student's beating deathAug 15, 2017 7:00 am - CARLYLE, Ill. (AP) - A 17-year-old boy has been convicted of fatally punching a southern Illinois high school senior during a party last spring. A Clinton County judge a...
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Authorities identify man who drowned while kayaking in UtahAug 15, 2017 7:00 am - HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) - Authorities have identified an Illinois man who drowned while kayaking at Deer Creek Reservoir in Utah. Utah State Parks Sgt. Drew Patterson says...
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1st degree murder charges filed in death of Vermont womanAug 15, 2017 7:00 am - MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Police say first degree murder charges have been filed against the former boyfriend of a Vermont woman found dead by the side of the road last mon...
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Petersburg's Hand of Fate to produce Ill. bicentennial beerAug 14, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Petersburg brewer has won the Illinois Bicentennial Craft Beer Competition. Hand of Fate Brewing Co. will now create the recip...