Articles filed under Illinois
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Cairo residents vow to fundraise amid public housing crisisApr 15, 2017 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - Residents of a southern Illinois community where about 400 people could be displaced by a public housing crisis are starting a fundraising campaign. T...
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Quincy community college employee wins Red Cross awardApr 15, 2017 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - An employee at a community college in Quincy has been named a winner of an American Red Cross program. Eric Foster is a coordinator of student life a...
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Man wrongly convicted in 1957 killing files federal lawsuitApr 15, 2017 7:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - A Washington state man wrongly convicted in the 1957 kidnapping and killing of a 7-year-old girl has filed a federal lawsuit in Illinois. The complai...
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EXCHANGE: Illinois man served in military, was policemanApr 15, 2017 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Dennis Boden has served his country as a soldier, his community as a police officer and his family by adopting an orphaned relative. Boden always has...
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Man gets prison time in Waterloo scrap metal schemeApr 14, 2017 7:00 am - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - An Iowa man has been given 27 months in federal prison for his role in a scrap metal scheme. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls (Iowa) Courier reports (ht...
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ComEd seeks $1 per month hikeApr 14, 2017 1:00 am - ComEd is seeking $1 a month more from consumers to deliver their power, starting in early 2018. That translates to an increase of $96 million in overall revenue so ...
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EXCHANGE: Illinois students build houses from the ground upApr 13, 2017 7:00 am - SILVIS, Ill. (AP) - It's a young house - brand new in fact - and its builders were youthful, too. The students of the Area Career Center at United Township High School b...
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Website offers real-time data on Illinois road conditionsApr 13, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois travelers may now access real-time information on road closures, construction and winter weather conditions through a revamped state we...
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Warrant issued for man accused of burning down own businessApr 13, 2017 7:00 am - HILLSBORO, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in central Illinois have issued an arrest warrant for a businessman they allege burned down his auto and tire shop last year. The Stat...
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Southern Illinois authorities launch corruption tip lineApr 13, 2017 7:00 am - FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - A law enforcement task force has started a tip line to collect information about public corruption in Southern Illinois. U.S. Attorney for ...