Articles filed under Illinois
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Bradley Univ. students donate items as they leave for summerApr 25, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A Central Illinois university has found a new way to help local people in need as students leave campus for summer break. In a news release Monday, B...
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Norther Illinois schools add varsity letters for ice skatersApr 25, 2016 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Eight northern Illinois schools have decided to offer varsity letters to figure skaters who go to their schools but perform on their own. Jay Sandi...
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University of Illinois athletic director search exceeds $20KApr 25, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois has spent more than $20,000 on expenses in its search for a new athletic director, according to documents obtained unde...
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2 copies of Lincoln books going to every Illinois libraryApr 25, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Hundreds of libraries across Illinois are due to get two more books about Abraham Lincoln. The Abraham Lincoln Association says it will donate c...
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Rockford school district hoping to expand robotics clubsApr 25, 2016 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Rockford schools are hoping to start robotics clubs district-wide in an effort to teach students science, technology, engineering and math skills. ...
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'Individual A' sues Hastert, seeks more moneyApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - The man known as Individual A in the hush money case against Dennis Hastert has sued the former U.S. House speaker for the remaining $1.8 million he says Hastert agreed ...
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Patriot Act that Hastert heralded helped bring his downfallApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - In the weeks after the 9/11 attacks, House Speaker Dennis Hastert “led the charge” in getting passage of the Patriot Act, former President George W. Bush commented a few...
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Interactive timeline of Dennis Hastert's careerApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert faces a sentencing hearing in his federal hush money case Wednesday. Click through this interactive timeline to track his path f...
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Could Illinois budget impasse lead to no school this fall?Apr 25, 2016 1:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. - School officials in Illinois are worried that lawmakers' nearly yearlong fight over a state budget could spill into summer and force some districts to...
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Southern Illinois University adds major in brewingApr 24, 2016 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University has a new accredited degree in fermentation science to train future brewers, distillers and vintners. The Illinois B...