Articles filed under Illinois
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Today in HistoryNov 19, 2016 6:00 am - Today in History Today is Saturday, Nov. 19, the 324th day of 2016. There are 42 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 19, 1969, Apollo 12 astrona...
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Former Deere employee pleads guilty in Iowa fraud caseNov 18, 2016 6:00 am - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - A former Deere and Company employee from Iowa has admitted to defrauding the Illinois-based company out of at least $250,000 over a nine-year pe...
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IDOC chief: Training needed for working with women inmatesNov 18, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Corrections' director says staff at the major women's prison needs training on how to work with female inmates. John ...
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Madison County man gets 30 years in prison in slaying of boyNov 18, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Madison County man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the slaying of his fiancé's son on the on the boy's fifth birthday over three y...
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Prison-guards' union embraces more Logan staffing, trainingNov 18, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The union representing guards at the main Illinois women's prison is embracing a report calling for better staff training at the state's main pr...
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'Fun Frosty Friday' a Lincoln museum Black Friday eventNov 17, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is offering families a break from Black Friday stress with "Fun Frosty Friday" on Nov. 25. A...
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2 men accused of stealing from Illinois Treasurer's vaultNov 17, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A former employee of the Illinois State Treasurer's office and his friend are accused of stealing jewelry and gold from the agency's unclaimed p...
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Firearm deer hunting season opening in IllinoisNov 17, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The firearm deer hunting season has arrived in Illinois. The Belleville News-Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/2fADmOl ) the first part of firearm ...
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Engineering firm fights $43 million tollway spurnNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - The Illinois tollway's longtime consulting engineer is protesting to state officials that the agency broke the rules when directors rejected renewing AECOM Technical Ser...
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Efforts underway to display historic fire engine in SycamoreNov 16, 2016 6:00 am - SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) - Efforts are underway in the northern Illinois community of Sycamore to find a place to display a newly restored 1923 fire engine. Retired Fire Chie...