Articles filed under Illinois
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More arrests of pipeline protesters in North DakotaOct 16, 2016 7:00 am - ST. ANTHONY, N.D. (AP) - Authorities have arrested more than a dozen protesters during demonstrations against the Dakota Access oil pipeline this weekend. Police arreste...
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Illinois specialty crop programs receive $520K in grantsOct 16, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Agriculture is awarding more than $520,000 to projects aimed at strengthening the state's specialty crop industry, fr...
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Decatur's Lincoln Square Theatre to mark 100th birthdayOct 16, 2016 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A historic theater in downtown Decatur is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a birthday party and a variety of shows. The Herald & Review report...
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'Sweet Baby' Raymond would rather help inner city kidsOct 16, 2016 1:00 am - Dave Raymond of Wood Dale is best known for his role as co-creator of Sweet Baby Ray's barbecue sauce. While the sauce line was sold a while ago, he is now focusing on a...
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Innovative technology helps investigators easily link crimesOct 15, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - New federally funded technology will give the Peoria Police Department and Peoria County Sheriff's Office a quick and easy way to link multiple crime...
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Farmers plan to donate portion of harvest to schoolsOct 15, 2016 7:00 am - UTICA, Ill. (AP) - Farmers near Utica, Illinois, are donating a portion of their grain harvest this year to local schools. The (LaSalle) News Tribune reports (http://bit...
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Officials say Sterling-Rock Falls homelessness worseningOct 15, 2016 7:00 am - STERLING, Ill. (AP) - Officials in the Sterling-Rock Falls area are pushing to keep a homeless shelter open year-round. The (Sterling) Daily Gazette reports (http://bit....
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SIU basketball players will stand during National AnthemOct 15, 2016 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University basketball players did some soul-searching before deciding they would stand with hands over hearts during the Nation...
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Correction: Midewin-Bison Day storyOct 15, 2016 7:00 am - WILMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - In a story Oct. 14 about a National Bison Day event, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Bison expert Duane Lammers owns the ranch whe...
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Theft of 50 guns from Springfield store gang-related: policeOct 15, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Springfield police say the theft of more than 50 guns from a firearms dealer last week was gang-related. The (Springfield) State Journal-Registe...