Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois man accused of threatening fire in GOP officeOct 21, 2016 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man is accused of threatening to set fire to property inside the Republican Committee Office in the city of Murphysboro. The...
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Arson suspected in fire at Illinois home where bodies foundOct 21, 2016 7:00 am - KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - A fire has destroyed a home outside Kankakee where three men were found dead earlier this month. Authorities suspect the fire was deliberately set....
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Men caught with 128 pounds of pot convicted in NebraskaOct 21, 2016 7:00 am - LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Two Illinois men have been convicted in Nebraska of possessing 128 pounds of marijuana for sale. The Lincoln Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/2en...
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How tax breaks are costing Illinois billions in lost revenueOct 21, 2016 1:00 am - Almost lost in the battle over how to close Illinois' $8 billion budget hole is the fact that the state effectively gives away even more than that amount each year in ta...
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2,000 early voting ballots to be recounted in Adams CountyOct 20, 2016 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A computer coding error is forcing a western Illinois election authority to recount about 2,000 ballots case during early voting. Adams County will s...
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Survey: Nearly 400 state jobs could be moved to SpringfieldOct 20, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A state agency survey shows nearly 400 state jobs could be relocated to Springfield from elsewhere in Illinois. The Department of Central Manage...
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Illinois senators aim to ban campaigning by agency directorsOct 20, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A bipartisan pair of Illinois senators have introduced legislation that would ban state agency directors and other high-level gubernatorial appo...
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GE says it will close eastern Illinois lamp plant in 2017Oct 20, 2016 7:00 am - MATTOON, Ill. (AP) - General Electric Lighting says its plant in Mattoon in eastern Illinois will close in August 2017. The company said this summer that it planned to c...
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Illinois State University says farewell to 235-year-old treeOct 20, 2016 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - The "king of the forest" is coming down at Illinois State University. A red oak tree that is estimated to have stood near the corner of what is now F...
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Illinois switches to fines for minor pharmacy infractionsOct 19, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois regulators are issuing tickets and fines instead of higher-level disciplinary actions for some minor infractions in the state's license...