Articles filed under Illinois
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St. Louis man acquitted in shooting death of neighborJul 20, 2016 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A Missouri jury has cleared a man in the 2013 shooting death of a neighbor whose body was found in her car's truck in Illinois nearly a month after she ...
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3 things to watch Wednesday at the Republican conventionJul 20, 2016 5:32 am - Wednesday at the Republican National Convention gives Indiana Gov. Mike Pence his first major speech as Donald Trump's running mate. Here's what to watch out for. • Illi...
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Why suburban home buyers are getting a break right nowJul 20, 2016 5:00 am - Alex Prybell and his wife, Nicola Prybell, are millennials without kids who decided to do a traditional rite of passage - get a mortgage and buy a house. The Buffalo Gro...
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Kirk faces tough re-election challenge as he skips ClevelandJul 20, 2016 1:00 am - As he runs for a second term in a state that leans Democratic and in a year when he's disavowed his party's presidential candidate, Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says t...
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Rep. David Harris marks 40 years since Reagan RNC fightJul 20, 2016 1:00 am - For state Rep. David Harris of Arlington Heights, the 2016 Republican National Convention marks 40 years since his first one. That 1976 convention was hotly contested, a...
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Tollway seeking to increase hiring of minority contractorsJul 20, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: This sotry has been updated to correct that the Illinois tollway has a 15-year $12 billion road-building program. Facing a shortfall in minority cont...
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Change in Illinois law could help victims' familiesJul 19, 2016 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - A change in Illinois law could help families fighting to learn the truth about the death of a loved one by strengthening the state's freedom of ...
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$4.5M raised for Illinois governor's mansion restorationJul 19, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A private fundraising campaign to restore the governor's mansion in Springfield has received about $4.5 million toward its estimated goal of $15...
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Ill delegates don't blame Mrs. Trump for possible plagiarismJul 19, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois delegates to the Republican National Convention say they don't blame the potential next first lady for possibly cribbing passages from ...
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Correction: IL-DuQuoin State Fair storyJul 19, 2016 7:00 am - DUQUOIN, Ill. (AP) - In a story July 18 about a performance by Tom Keifer and Sebastian Bach, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the DuQuoin State ...