Articles filed under Illinois
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Carl Sandburg College drafts budget with little state aidMay 21, 2016 7:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - Carl Sandburg College officials have drafted a budget for the coming school year that relies on virtually no funding from Illinois lawmakers still...
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Illinois GOP calls for unity as some tiptoe around TrumpMay 21, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Republicans are calling for unity ahead of November's election, even as some top elected officials tiptoe around the name likely to be at th...
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Naperville Township highway chief suing trustees over budgetMay 21, 2016 7:00 am - NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The Naperville Township highway commissioner is suing the township board to stop it from stripping $540,000 from his budget. Stan Wojtasiak conte...
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2nd-oldest known female orangutan dies at Brookfield ZooMay 21, 2016 1:00 am - CHICAGO - A 54-year-old orangutan named Maggie - the second-oldest known female of her species - has died at Brookfield Zoo after weeks of declining health. Zoo official...
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Republicans call for unity at convention ahead of important November electionMay 21, 2016 1:00 am - Two hours before Illinois Republicans convened their convention in Peoria Saturday, vendors sold hats, shirts, signs and buttons blazoned with “Trump” as the party gets ...
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NIU trustees vote to rescind Hastert's honorary law degreeMay 20, 2016 7:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Northern Illinois University trustees have voted to rescind an honorary degree given to former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert. Hastert must report...
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Kewanee incarceration site to be reused for adult inmatesMay 20, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Kewanee corrections site which Gov. Bruce Rauner is closing to young detainees will be converted to adult prisoner use. The Republican's adm...
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Mary Todd Lincoln funeral ledger resurfaces in SpringfieldMay 20, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An itemized list believed to be from former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln's funeral has resurfaced after two of Springfield's oldest funeral home...
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Judge limits helmet evidence in college football death suitMay 20, 2016 7:00 am - ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - A Maryland judge on Friday limited the evidence a jury will hear about football helmets in a wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from the head-injury d...
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Rauner opposes taxing retirement incomeMay 20, 2016 5:43 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner on Thursday said he is "not a fan" of collecting taxes on Illinoisans' retirement income, an idea that's seen pushback in a stream of radio spots, prin...