Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois to get $20 million in preschool grantsNov 30, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois school districts will receive $20 million to expand access to high-quality preschool programs for all children next year. It is among 18 states that will recei...
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Man shot by off-duty officer outside Illinois store, diesNov 29, 2016 6:00 am - CAHOKIA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a man has died after being shot by an off-duty police officer outside an Illinois retail store. Cahokia police Chief David Landmann ...
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SIU student who died in house fire identified as Aurora manNov 29, 2016 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities have identified a Southern Illinois University student who died in a Carbondale house fire as 20-year-old Alexander Kierstead of Auro...
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Avon celebrating 20 years as reopened Decatur movie houseNov 29, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Avon Theater employee Nikki Nelson says spending time in the century-old movie house is "like being in a history book." The (Decatur) Herald and...
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Attempt fails to overturn automatic-voter veto in IllinoisNov 29, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois House failed to overturn the governor's veto of a bill that would have allowed automatic voter registration at some state agencies....
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Funeral planned for slain 8-year-old Illinois girlNov 29, 2016 6:00 am - OLNEY, Ill. (AP) - Funeral arrangements have been announced for an 8-year-old Olney girl who was found dead last week. A visitation for Sabrina Stauffenberg is set for T...
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Judge to review Illinois records in sexual assault caseNov 29, 2016 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A judge is deciding whether or not to give defense lawyers access to confidential records related to a woman who has accused a man of raping her...
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Peoria transit workers vote 104-0 to authorize strikeNov 28, 2016 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Transit workers in the Peoria area have voted to authorize a strike but their officials with their union say they're hoping to avoid a walkout. The (...
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First phase of mussel relocation for new bridge completeNov 28, 2016 6:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Crews have completed the first phase of a project to move freshwater mussels as part of the construction of the new Interstate 74 bridge across th...
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Small Illinois fire department reunited with 1946 truckNov 28, 2016 6:00 am - SUBLETTE, Ill. (AP) - The fire department in the small northern Illinois village of Sublette has been reunited with a fire truck that it bought 90 years ago. The News Tr...