Articles filed under Illinois
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Historic village tops list of Illinois' most scenic sitesMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A historic town along the Mississippi River tops a list of Illinois' most scenic places compiled as part of the state's 200th birthday celebrati...
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Board of Regents to hear recommendation on college presidentMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Board of Regents is planning a special meeting to consider a recommendation for a new president of the Tennessee College of Applied...
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NIU, Rock Valley College celebrate first program graduatesMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Northern Illinois University and Rock Valley College are celebrating the first graduates of its partnership program. The first three students of th...
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Man pleads guilty to reckless homicide in death of officerMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - CHESTER, Ill. (AP) - A man has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in the death of a southern Illinois police officer who crashed during a 2016 high-speed chase. Thirty-...
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Illinois had record-setting 114 million visitors last yearMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois saw a record-number of visitors last year. Gov. Bruce Rauner's office says in a news release that nearly 114 million people visited the...
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VA to hold Illinois town hall to get feedback on health careMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has scheduled a town hall in central Illinois to discuss the Veterans Administration health care system. T...
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Legislature making new effort to pass a gun dealer billMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday revived efforts to pass gun-dealer licensing legislation after a veto by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner stymied a pr...
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Authorities say Quincy officer fatally shot 53-year-old manMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a 53-year-old man was fatally shot by a western Illinois police officer who had responded to a call about suspicious activity. Quincy...
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Central Illinois town gets federal funds to upgrade downtownMay 14, 2018 7:00 am - MOUNT STERLING, Ill. (AP) - A small central Illinois community is receiving $1.5 million in federal funds to revitalize its aging downtown infrastructure. The (Quincy) H...
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Illinois Bicentennial: How Walgreens became an institutionMay 14, 2018 5:30 am - A pharmacist at Walgreens for 37 years, Joel Karlinsky might had often seen people on their worst days, coming to him for antidotes to their health maladies. But in prov...