Articles filed under Illinois
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Decatur leaders in Washington with transportation hub goalsJun 21, 2017 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The mayor of Decatur along with a delegation of Macon County business and labor leaders are in Washington this week with plans to lobby for transpor...
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2 adults, 1 child killed in southern Illinois vehicle crashJun 21, 2017 7:00 am - ANNA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say two adults and a child were killed in vehicle and semi-trailer accident on Interstate 57 in southern Illinois. Illinois State Police sa...
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Illini plan performance center, not stadium renovationsJun 21, 2017 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman says plans for a $132 million renovation at Memorial Stadium are on hold and instead the school will break...
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Central Illinois officials help police acquire drug antidoteJun 20, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Law enforcement in Springfield are benefiting from local public officials' efforts to give them easier access to an opioid overdose antidote. A ...
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Illinois State's nursing school getting $2 million grantJun 20, 2017 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State University Mennonite College of Nursing is getting a $2 million federal grant to help make the nursing workforce more diverse. The...
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2 killed in crash on Mississippi River bridge at St. LouisJun 20, 2017 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Two people are dead after a crash on a Mississippi River bridge at St. Louis. The accident happened at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday on the Illinois side of the Ea...
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Montana court asked to block crime victims' bill of rightsJun 20, 2017 7:00 am - HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A list of rights for crime victims that a California businessman is pushing to enact across the nation amounts to a hostile takeover of Montana's co...
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Illinois man convicted of killing his 6 children dies at 85Jun 20, 2017 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man who was convicted of killing his six children in 1978 has died. Simon Peter Nelson, 85, was confirmed dead Sunday at St. Jo...
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Rauner calls for lawmakers to pass his preferred budget planJun 20, 2017 1:00 am - Almost two full years into a budget impasse that has Illinois' debt soaring and its bond rating plummeting, Gov. Bruce Rauner is calling on state lawmakers to approve hi...
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Rockford Public Library gives kids a 'do-over' on finesJun 19, 2017 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The Rockford Public Library is giving kids the chance to wipe out any fines for overdue materials by checking out more books and returning them on ...