Articles filed under Illinois
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Broken pipe disrupts water service in southern IllinoisMay 17, 2018 7:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A broken water main in southern Illinois has left several cities short of water, forcing the closing of schools and businesses. Officials say a breac...
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Madigan: House will give Rauner death penalty full hearingMay 17, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposal to reinstate the death penalty for certain violent crimes and other changes he made to gun legislation will get a H...
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Survey shows improving economy rural parts of 10 statesMay 17, 2018 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A monthly survey of bankers shows that the economy is slowly improving in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states. Creighton University economist ...
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Illinois Senate votes to raise teacher salariesMay 17, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate has approved raising public school teacher salaries to a minimum of $40,000 a year. The Senate voted 37-16 Thursday to incre...
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Mom of Illinois school shooting suspect says he was bulliedMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - DIXON - The mother of a teenager charged with firing shots at a northern Illinois high school says he had been bullied by classmates but must take responsibility for his...
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Illinois to spend $3M for new well at Quincy veteran's homeMay 16, 2018 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner says the state will spend about $3 million to help build a new water source in a western Illinois community where Legionnaires' dis...
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Senate OKs new gun-dealer licensing planMay 16, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate has approved another plan to regulate firearms dealers after Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a similar plan in March. The Senate vo...
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Illinois House poised for ERA vote, sponsor seeks supportMay 16, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois House committee has set up a historic floor vote on the Equal Rights Amendment . But the Democrat sponsoring the measure said Wednes...
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Audit slams Rauner administration over lease dealsMay 16, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration violated state law by awarding property leases to unqualified vendors and possibly shutting out other, lower ...
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'Countless lives were saved': Officer stops armed 19-year-old at Dixon High SchoolMay 16, 2018 1:00 am - DIXON, Ill. - A high school resource officer is being praised for his courage in confronting an armed 19-year-old man before he could hurt anybody when police said he op...