Articles filed under Illinois
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Early night football game commemorated in Illinois townSep 15, 2016 7:00 am - WESTVILLE, Ill. (AP) - In 1928 a pair of small-town eastern Illinois teams played what was at least one of the country's first night high school football games. On Frida...
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Man convicted of killing roommate shortly after moving inSep 15, 2016 7:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A man faces up to 30 years in prison after being convicted of killing his roommate during an argument hours after moving into the man's Naperville t...
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Illinois education board begins reworking expulsion rulesSep 15, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois education officials are beginning to draft legislation that would prohibit school districts from dropping students from enrollment list...
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Southern Illinois man guilty in beating death of 5-year-oldSep 15, 2016 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man has been guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his fiancÃ&Copy;e's son on the boy's fifth birthday. It...
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Filmmaker re-releasing DVD on George Harrison in IllinoisSep 14, 2016 7:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A Springfield filmmaker has added to his documentary on George Harrison and the Beatle guitarist and songwriter's 1963 visit to Illinois and is re-re...
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Tuskegee Airmen exhibit arrives at Springfield airportSep 14, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An exhibit about the first African-American pilots to fly combat airplanes in World War II is on display at Springfield's airport. The (Springfi...
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National anthem protests trickling down to high school levelSep 14, 2016 7:00 am - Colin Kaepernick's protest against social injustice is being heard loud and clear by young athletes across the country and a host of high school football players have em...
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Former SIU president named to community college boardSep 14, 2016 7:00 am - CARTERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Former Southern Illinois University president Glenn Poshard has been voted onto the board of trustees of John A. Logan College. Poshard was name...
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Illinois Supreme Court won't reconsider redistricting rulingSep 13, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court has denied a request to reconsider its ruling that a group's initiative to change how legislative districts are drawn...
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How Illinois safe haven law worksSep 12, 2016 11:00 pm - Parents in crisis can legally relinquish their baby, up to 30 days old, at a safe haven. Unharmed babies can be handed to staff members at any of the following location...