Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois contractor sentenced to 6 months in fraud caseApr 25, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A 45-year-old construction contractor from Illinois has been sentenced to six months in prison for conspiring to defraud a government program designed ...
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Suspect in custody after Illinois teen's beating deathApr 24, 2017 7:00 am - BREESE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois sheriff says a suspect is in custody in the beating death of a high school senior at a party. Clinton County Coroner Phillip Moss...
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Anonymous donors pledge $20M gift to Illinois collegeApr 24, 2017 7:00 am - MONMOUTH, Ill. (AP) - An anonymous couple has pledged $20 million to a small liberal arts college in western Illinois. A Monday statement from Monmouth College says it's...
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Flooding delays construction of bridge over Illinois RiverApr 24, 2017 7:00 am - MEREDOSIA, Ill. (AP) - Flooding has delayed progress on a new bridge that will span the Illinois River at Meredosia (mair-uh-DOH'-shuh) in the western part of the state....
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Illinois lawmakers return from break facing budget issuesApr 24, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers are returning to the Capitol this week to resume work on trying to end a budget stalemate that has eluded them for almost two...
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Hastert's pension could be reduced after vote this weekApr 24, 2017 1:00 am - The board governing Illinois lawmakers' pension system is set to vote this week on a recommendation to reduce former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert's retirement benef...
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Pike County artifact travels into spaceApr 23, 2017 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A stone spear point from Pike County is one of the few archaeological artifacts to travel with an astronaut into space. The (Quincy) Herald-Whig (htt...
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5-month paving project to begin on I-55 in SpringfieldApr 23, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Getting in and out of Springfield from the east may take a little longer for a while. The Illinois Department of Transportation says it will emb...
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Springfield children's hospital stages voting for new mascotApr 23, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Two incumbent kangaroos are among finalists for the mascot for HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital . WAND-TV reports that C.J. and her pouched b...
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From poor to franchisee, former Motorola engineer owns Subways, One Price, other investmentsApr 23, 2017 1:00 am - J.D. Patel of Bloomingdale came from a poor family in India and worked at least 100 hours a week here to save enough money to become an entrepreneur. He now owns or co-...