Articles filed under Illinois
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U of Illinois-Springfield to build first student unionMay 02, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois campus in Springfield is preparing to break ground on its first-ever student union building. The ground breaking for ...
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Illinois construction worker dies weeks after explosionMay 02, 2016 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A construction worker from southwest Illinois has died several weeks after suffering severe burns in a gas explosion while on the job. John "Doug" Behme...
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Protests target racism, debt at Southern Illinois UniversityMay 02, 2016 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Several hundred Southern Illinois University protesters have rallied against student debt and racism following recent incidents including an anon...
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Art group dedicates Carl Sandburg statue to GalesburgMay 02, 2016 7:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - A bronze statue of poet Carl Sandburg has been dedicated to his hometown of Galesburg. The (Galesburg) Register-Mail (http://bit.ly/1X5dzfQ ) repo...
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Fiat Chrysler CEO sees future for Alfa Romeo in ChinaMay 02, 2016 7:00 am - TURIN, Italy (AP) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne said Monday that the automaker will try to reach full-employment in its Italian plants before the 201...
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Mitsubishi plant in Illinois sold to Michigan companyMay 02, 2016 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - A Mitsubishi Motors plant in central Illinois town has been sold to a Michigan-based auction company for an undisclosed price. Mitsubishi ended produ...
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Illinois dedicates stretch of highway to fallen soldierMay 02, 2016 7:00 am - GEORGETOWN, Ill. (AP) - A stretch of highway in east-central Illinois will honor a 28-year-old Vermillion County native who was killed during his first tour in Afghanist...
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2 more swastikas turn up in U of Illinois buildingsMay 02, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois police say two more large swastikas have been discovered drawn in campus buildings. Police say the new swastikas were found...
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University of Illinois faculty union calls of strikeMay 02, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Classes at the University of Illinois' Champaign-Urbana campus are expected to resume on their normal schedules Monday after a faculty union reached ...
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9 years after Chief's end, U of Illinois looks for mascotMay 02, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois' interim chancellor says the campus will begin the process of picking a new mascot. Interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson told...