Articles filed under Illinois
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Amazon to build 2 centers in Edwardsville, bring 1,000 jobsJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Amazon.com says it will open two facilities in Edwardsville that will have 1,000 full-time jobs. The southern Illinois fulfillment centers will...
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Democrat asks Illinois' auditor to step aside amid probeJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Democratic state lawmaker wants Democratic Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino to take a leave of absence after learning federal officials ...
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More suburban candidates join November election frayJun 02, 2016 1:00 am - The same day lawmakers in Springfield blew a key budget deadline for the second year in a row, a handful of suburban candidates signed up to mount challenges in previous...
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Final workers finish shifts at Mitsubishi plant in NormalJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - The last of the 1,200 employees who worked at the Mitsubishi Motors plant in Normal have finished their shifts. Mitsubishi announced last July that i...
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Mussels to be removed from Iowa, Illinois bridge in JulyJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - The first of an estimated half million mussels are expected to be relocated from the Mississippi River at the beginning of July as part of the Int...
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Iowa board moves toward allowing pipeline project to beginJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Utilities Board is preparing an order that would allow a Texas oil pipeline company to begin construction in Iowa in areas for which it ...
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Emissions testing resumption causes lines, headachesJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) - The resumption of emissions testing in Illinois has caused a log-jam of automobiles in McHenry County. The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald repo...
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Peoria arena official pledges fix for long security linesJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Security measures and long lines caused some fans to miss the start of James Taylor's recent concert at the Peoria Civic Center. The venue now is adj...
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Ex-Winnebago County director pleads guilty to embezzlementJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A former Winnebago County purchasing director has pleaded guilty to federal counts of embezzlement after she was accused of stealing thousands of d...
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Glenview mosquitoes 1st to test for West Nile in IllinoisJun 01, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A batch of mosquitoes in northern Illinois is this year's first detection of West Nile virus in the state. The Illinois Department of Public Hea...