Articles filed under Illinois
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Medical marijuana expansion goes to Gov. Rauner for approvalMay 31, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An expansion of the state's medical marijuana program by 2 ˆ½ years won lawmakers' approval and goes to Gov. Bruce Rauner. The Senate agreed 50-...
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Illinois lawmaker seeks to revoke Dennis Hastert's pensionMay 31, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois lawmaker is pushing legislation to take away former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert's taxpayer-funded state pension following his ...
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Illinois boy documenting tombstones for Eagle Scout projectMay 31, 2016 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A 14-year-old boy from southern Illinois is documenting tombstones at two cemeteries as part of his Eagle Scout project. Tanner Burke chose Walke...
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DeKalb fire department gets federal grant for training towerMay 31, 2016 7:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - The DeKalb Fire Department is getting a federal grant for equipment that will help firefighters learn how to battle blazes in high-rise buildings. Th...
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Illinois officials: Look out for potentially rabid batsMay 31, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning the state's residents to look out for potentially rabid bats and avoid any contact. The depa...
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Rauner opposes reopening southern Illinois prison campMay 31, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration is giving thumbs down to reopening a southern Illinois prison. The Senate voted 36-14 Tuesday to reopen the l...
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Lawmakers OK plan to study lead in Illinois drinking waterMay 31, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers have approved a plan that would require better monitoring of lead levels in the state's water supplies. The resolution requir...
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Lawmakers end session with no school fundingMay 31, 2016 1:00 am - Republicans and Democrats who've spent months trading both bitter insults and competing ideas to fund Illinois schools blew a budget deadline late Tuesday and departed S...
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Suburban Republicans help override GOP Gov. RaunerMay 31, 2016 1:00 am - House Republican Leader Jim Durkin says there won't be political retribution for three GOP lawmakers who broke with their party and overrode a veto from Gov. Bruce Raune...
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5 things you need to know about the Illinois budget crisisMay 31, 2016 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is heading toward a second year without a state budget, putting some schools and colleges in jeopardy of closing and all but ensuring more social ...