Articles filed under Illinois
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71-year-old GE Lighting factory in Mattoon to close FridayAug 10, 2017 7:00 am - MATTOON, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois General Electric Lighting plant that once employed as many as 1,800 people is closing this week. The Mattoon Journal-Gazette repo...
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Waukegan man gets 50 years in girlfriend's shooting deathAug 10, 2017 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A 25-year-old Waukegan man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting his girlfriend in 2015 while her daug...
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Davenport woman accused of theft from school nutrition groupAug 10, 2017 7:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - A Davenport woman accused of stealing more than $150,000 from the School Nutrition Association of Iowa has pleaded not guilty to first-degree thef...
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Long-time state fair vendors serve as parade grand marshalsAug 09, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Grand marshals for the 2017 Illinois State Fair Twilight Parade will be three families of long-time fair vendors. State Fair Manager Kevin Gordo...
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Dozens of antique vehicles destroy by overnight fireAug 09, 2017 7:00 am - STAUNTON, Ill. (AP) - Dozens of antique vehicles were destroyed when a fire swept through a garage outside the southern Illinois community of Staunton. Staunton Fire Pro...
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Agency inspecting all rides at Illinois State FairAug 09, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials are conducting routine inspections of all rides at the 2017 state fair to ensure they are safe to operate. The Illinois Depar...
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Pennsylvania-based orchestra's musical barge is up for saleAug 09, 2017 7:00 am - BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Two cities in upstate New York are in the running to acquire a barge that has served as a floating stage for a Pennsylvania-based orchestra since 19...
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Carson says despite public housing crisis Cairo can be savedAug 08, 2017 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson visited the Cairo, Illinois, on Tuesday and told local residents that through creative approaches, ...
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Safety study planned at Illinois university auditoriumAug 08, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials at the University of Illinois in Springfield say an outside consulting firm will review safety issues at the Sangamon Auditorium follo...
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Replica water tank placed atop Swedish-American MuseumAug 08, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A replica water tank has been placed atop Chicago's Swedish American Museum, again marking a North Side neighborhood as a home to Nordic immigrants. The r...