Articles filed under Illinois
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University of Illinois confirms 1 student meningitis caseOct 14, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Officials at the University of Illinois have confirmed a student case of meningococcal meningitis. The university says in a news release Saturday tha...
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Illinois seeking motorist feedback on state's rest areasOct 14, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois is looking for residents' help to create a plan to determine how to best use the state's roadway rest areas. The Illinois ...
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Elevated lead levels found at 13 Champaign school buildingsOct 13, 2017 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Thirteen water fountains at school buildings in a Champaign school district are being replaced or turned off after tests revealed they contained e...
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Southern Illinois massage therapist convicted of assaultOct 13, 2017 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Jurors in southern Illinois have convicted a male massage therapist of assaulting a woman during a massage in Edwardsville in 2015. Ronnie Blom...
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Crundwell documentary returns to northern IllinoisOct 13, 2017 7:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - A documentary detailing former Dixon bookkeeper Rita Crundwell's theft of nearly $54 million from the northern Illinois city is scheduled to be shown ...
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Millikin University plans $25M Center for Theatre and DanceOct 13, 2017 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Millikin University in Decatur plans to break ground next year on a $25 million Center for Theatre and Dance. The Herald & Review reports the buildi...
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Winnebago County sheriff laying off 64 reserve deputiesOct 12, 2017 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The sheriff in northern Illinois' Winnebago County says budget cuts mean he will lay off 64 reserve deputies on Oct. 20. The Rockford Register Star...
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Union: Prison-inmate assaults on officers up 51 percentOct 12, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials are cutting costs by putting violent prisoners in less-secure prisons, a driver behind a 51 percent increase in inmate assaul...
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Savoy man sentenced third time in brother's 2010 murderOct 12, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A Champaign County judge has sentenced a Savoy man for third time for the 2010 shooting death of his brother at the family's Tolono grocery store. Ju...
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Governor's opioid task force begins statewide listening tourOct 12, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Members of Gov. Bruce Rauner's new Opioid Prevention and Intervention Task Force are touring Illinois to gather information about the opioid epi...