Articles filed under Illinois
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U of Illinois temporarily shutting ice arena for repairsJan 30, 2017 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is shutting down its ice arena from March 17 until the beginning of the fall semester so that a new ice mat and refrige...
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Geneva baker caters to specialty needsJan 29, 2017 12:00 am - When Ilene Keivel, owner of Sweet Natalie's in Geneva, lost 40 pounds on a gluten-free diet, she believed that gluten-free foods were good for her health. But gluten-fre...
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Springfield museum to open exhibit on New PhiladelphiaJan 28, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A temporary museum exhibit is to open in Springfield showcasing New Philadelphia - the first U.S. town to be founded and registered by an Africa...
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Vandalia Statehouse to hold Lincoln birthday celebrationJan 28, 2017 6:00 am - VANDALIA, Ill. (AP) - A former state Capitol in southern Illinois will once again welcome visitors to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday. The Vandalia Statehouse State...
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Work continues on southern Illinois prisoner facilityJan 28, 2017 6:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - Work continues to transform a former youth detention center in southern Illinois into a facility for prisoners about to re-enter the community. ...
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Olin's $90.8M contract extension means work in MississippiJan 28, 2017 6:00 am - A nearly $91 million extension to an Army contract means more work at the Olin/Winchester centerfire ammunition plant in Oxford, Mississippi. A Pentagon list of military...
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Rauner vetoes bill on overtime pay for home-care workersJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed a bill allowing overtime pay for home-care workers. The bill passed by the Legislature was in response t...
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Jury finds Peoria man guilty of dice game shooting deathJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Jurors in Peoria have convicted a 19-year-old man of first-degree murder in the shooting death of another man after an argument over a dice game. The...
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Madigan files to stop state workers' pay until budget passedJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a motion to stop the payment of state workers' salaries until legislators and Gov. Bruce Rauner...
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Champaign high schools start archery programs as club sportJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Two high schools in Champaign have created archery programs after the success of the sport at a local middle school. The News-Gazette (http://bit....