Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois agencies encourage road safety during harvestSep 17, 2016 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Three state agencies are teaming up to keep drivers and farmers safe on central Illinois roads during harvest season. The Illinois Farm Bureau, ...
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Emojis taken as threat lead to probation for Peoria manSep 16, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A Peoria man found guilty of threatening a police officer based on the emojis he included in a Facebook post has been sentenced to more than two year...
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Missouri woman gets 20 years for role in sex traffickingSep 16, 2016 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Missouri woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in recruiting teenage girls to be prostitutes. U.S. Attorney Don Boyce sai...
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Ex-Winnebago County director gets 2 years for $440,000 theftSep 16, 2016 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A former Winnebago County purchasing director has been sentenced to two years in prison for stealing more than $440,000 from a program that receive...
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University to renovate Mesa hotel for student housingSep 16, 2016 7:00 am - MESA, Ariz. (AP) - A historic Mesa hotel will be restored and converted into student housing for an Illinois-based university. The Arizona Republic reports (http://bit.l...
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Rain washes out Sprint Cup qualifying for Chase openerSep 16, 2016 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Qualifying for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup playoff opener at Chicagoland Speedway was canceled because of rain Friday for the third consecuti...
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Illinois man charged with felony in missing woman's deathSep 15, 2016 7:00 am - HENNEPIN, Ill. (AP) - Prosecutors in north-central Illinois have elevated charges against a man accused in connection with the death of a missing woman. The (LaSalle) Ne...
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Weak farm income hurts economy in rural parts of 10 statesSep 15, 2016 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Bankers say weak farm income continues to weigh down the economy in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states. The overall rural economic index for ...
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Correction: Missing Woman-Illinois storySep 15, 2016 7:00 am - LADD, Ill. (AP) - In a story Sept. 14 about police locating the body of a missing Illinois woman, The Associated Press, relying on information from Illinois State Police...
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Apple Festival to draw 40,000 to Southern Illinois townSep 15, 2016 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - About 40,000 people are expected to visit the Southern Illinois community of Murphysboro for this year's Apple Festival, bringing the town a bum...