Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois lawmakers look into taxing sugary beveragesJan 19, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers may be including a proposal to tax sugary drinks in the state budget. The State Journal-Register (http://bit.ly/2iXHVnb ) rep...
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Judge in ex-congressman's corruption trial recuses herselfJan 19, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A federal judge who was to preside over the corruption trial of former Illinois congressman Aaron Schock has recused herself. U.S. District Judg...
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Bankers: Weak farm prices biggest threat to rural economyJan 19, 2017 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Bankers across Middle America say depressed farm commodity prices are the biggest threat to the economy this year in rural parts of 10 Plains and West...
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Illinois Republicans head to inauguration with more unity than beforeJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - Even before the Nov. 8 election, Joe Folisi had booked a hotel and flight for Friday's inauguration in Washington. "I know by some experience how hard it can be. I figur...
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Hastert wants assault victim to return $1.7M in hush moneyJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - CHICAGO - Imprisoned former House speaker Dennis Hastert wants one of his sexual abuse victims to return the $1.7 million in hush money the Illinois Republican paid him ...
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Warm weather forces Illinois ski competition to be postponedJan 18, 2017 6:00 am - FOX RIVER GROVE, Ill. (AP) - Organizers of a ski jumping competition in northern Illinois have had to postpone the even for the first time in more than a century. The (C...
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Rauner budget office says Senate plan won't erase deficitJan 18, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner's office estimates a Senate proposal to break a nearly two-year Illinois budget deadlock would still leave the treasury billio...
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Trial begins for man accused of promoting sex with childrenJan 18, 2017 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A trial is underway to determine if a man accused of promoting sexual relations with children as a religious right should be declared sexually ...
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Peoria airport ridership total down 3 percent in 2016Jan 18, 2017 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Ridership at Peoria's airport has declined for the first time in four years. Officials at Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport announce...
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No serious injuries in central Illinois helicopter crashJan 18, 2017 6:00 am - SAVOY, Ill. (AP) - Officials at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Willard Airport say no one was seriously hurt when a small helicopter crashed during training...