Articles filed under Illinois
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Lawmaker accuses fantasy sports lobby of ethics violationsMay 26, 2016 1:00 am - A suburban Democratic lawmaker accused a daily fantasy sports lobbyist of implying a trade of donations for favorable votes from lawmakers in "a very inappropriate email...
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Fight to fund schools takes center stage in SpringfieldMay 26, 2016 1:00 am - The decades-long effort to send more money to Illinois' least wealthy schools is a key focus for lawmakers as a state budget deadline looms at the Capitol. But lawmakers...
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Should hospitals pay property taxes?May 26, 2016 1:00 am - The case of whether a downstate hospital can be exempt from property taxes could have a multimillion dollar impact on suburban hospitals and governments in a dispute tha...
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Danville police investigate double homicideMay 25, 2016 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in central Illinois say Danville police responding to a call of shots fired found the body of woman outside a house and man's body insi...
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4th person arrested in girl's shooting at family gatheringMay 25, 2016 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in southwestern Illinois have arrested a fourth person in connection with the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old girl. Thirty-year-old Shanno...
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Lawmakers pass plan limiting mentally ill from owning gunsMay 25, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers have approved a measure designed to prevent people with mental disabilities from owning guns. A proposal sponsored by Democra...
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Illinois lawmakers approve expansion of adoption informationMay 25, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A measure that would give Illinois adoptees more information about why they were adopted is heading to the governor's desk. The plan sponsored b...
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Siloam Springs State Park getting rails for hitching horsesMay 25, 2016 7:00 am - CLAYTON, Ill. (AP) - Siloam Springs State Park in western Illinois is getting 25 new metal hitching rails to give horseback riders a place to tie up horses. The park's o...
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APNewsBreak: Rauner board asked builders to lobby lawmakersMay 25, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Good-government advocates are criticizing the head of an agency that manages state construction projects for asking builders to lobby lawmakers ...
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Illinois House fails to override veto of union billMay 25, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois House Democrats failed to overturn a veto from Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on a bill that would let an arbitrator settle state-employe...