Articles filed under Illinois
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East Peoria to bury time capsule with new city hall openingMay 13, 2016 7:00 am - EAST PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - East Peoria residents are burying a time capsule with the city hall they're about to open. It's actually a "time tube," reports the Journal Star...
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Illinois rape crisis center to end all services but hotlineMay 13, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois rape crisis center is suspending nearly all of its services and will lay off five employees after operating for nearly a year without sta...
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Illinois residents honored for emergency responseMay 13, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Quick action by Waukegan firefighter Marcus Jackson saved the life of an accident victim with a punctured lung. Jackson is among the winners of ...
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Woman pleads guilty to sex trafficking of a minorMay 13, 2016 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - An eastern Missouri woman faces up to life in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring in sex trafficking of a minor. The St. Louis Post-Di...
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More than 100 apply for Illinois' last 12 GOP convention spotsMay 13, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider of Bartlett says more than 100 people have applied for the party's final dozen spots to attend the national convention t...
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Bagpiper ready for 4 Illinois graduation ceremoniesMay 12, 2016 7:00 am - OAKLAND, Ill. (AP) - A retired central Illinois librarian is scheduled to play bagpipe at four University of Illinois department commencement ceremonies this weekend. Pa...
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Replica of Lincoln's hearse to go on display in SpringfieldMay 12, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A replica of a hearse that carried Abraham Lincoln to his original tomb is going on display later this month at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential...
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Police locate truck believed use by officer-shooting suspectMay 12, 2016 7:00 am - DELWOOD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Police say they've located a truck allegedly stolen by a man wanted for shooting a police officer. Police reported finding the pickup...
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Illinois House passes $700M for human service programsMay 12, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois House has approved $700 million to partially finance various human service programs that have not received funding since last summe...
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Proposed oil pipeline secures permissions from landownersMay 12, 2016 7:00 am - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The company proposing the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline from North Dakota to Illinois says it has secured all of the permissions from land...