Articles filed under Illinois
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Carbondale prepares for August solar eclipseJun 04, 2017 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Preparations are under way for a solar eclipse festival in a southern Illinois community that's expected to have one of the longest durations of ...
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On 150th anniversary of his birth, a look at Frank Lloyd Wright works in the MidwestJun 04, 2017 7:00 am - One of America's best-known - and flamboyant - architects still has a loyal following of fans 150 years after his birth in rural Wisconsin on June 8, 1867. Frank Lloyd W...
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Rockford starts second year of water-loss reduction programJun 04, 2017 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Rockford has 1.3 billion gallons of water it cannot account for each year. The Rockford Register Star reports (http://bit.ly/2ssgynG ) that city wo...
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Springfield proposes jobs initiative to combat violenceJun 04, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Springfield businesses and a union have committed $35,000 to fund a summer jobs program for youth in an effort to address a spike in violence. M...
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Bloomington's Miller Park Zoo sees more visitors, revenueJun 03, 2017 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The Miller Park Zoo in central Illinois is seeing increased attendance and revenue for the second year in a row. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph re...
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Postponed Illinois prep bass fishing tourney rescheduledJun 03, 2017 7:00 am - CARLYLE, Ill. (AP) - The state high school bass fishing tournament has been rescheduled for later this month after it was postponed due to high water levels on Carlyle L...
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EXCHANGE: Medical school faculty starting to come togetherJun 03, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - When a patient developed a complication following stomach surgery, Dr. Blair Rowitz thought of a novel way to repair it - but the right tool hadn't b...
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Firefighters find 2 women, 1 infant dead in Joliet houseJun 03, 2017 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Firefighters in Joliet found the bodies of two women and an infant while searching a smoldering house after extinguishing a blaze. Firefighters were ...
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Galesburg man sentenced 40 years in killing, home invasionJun 02, 2017 7:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - A northwest Illinois man has been handed a 40-year prison sentence in connection with a home invasion turned homicide last year. The (Galesburg)...
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Rauner vetoes prohibition on private prison health workersJun 02, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed legislation prohibiting the Illinois Department of Corrections from hiring private health care workers. Rauner veto...