Articles filed under Illinois
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DuQuoin State Fair logo unveiled, has agricultural themeApr 22, 2016 7:00 am - DUQUOIN, Ill. (AP) - The logo for the 2016 DuQuoin State Fair gives a nod to the importance of agriculture in the Illinois economy. State Fair Manager Kevin Gordon unvei...
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Weight loss plans show results at Peoria-area wildlife parkApr 22, 2016 7:00 am - HANNA CITY, Ill. (AP) - Wildlife Prairie Park is seeing promising results with the weight loss plans it implemented for many of the animals living at the facility outsid...
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Authorities: Illinois man with 5 DUI charges due in courtApr 22, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a Danville man with several drunken driving convictions is due in court again next month. William E. Grimes faces aggravated driving ...
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A discussion that goes beyond bathroom talkApr 22, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON -- Into the overheated, under-informed bathroom wars comes a well-timed intrusion of sanity in the form of a decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
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Federal officials deny Illinois appeal for disaster fundsApr 22, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state's appeal for federal assistance to help local governments recover from flooding and...
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Illinois election officials detail McHenry Co primary issuesApr 22, 2016 7:00 am - CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Board of Elections says primary election problems in McHenry County polling places may have led to some voters not casting t...
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Funeral officials: Halt of Illinois program leads to stressApr 22, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Funeral directors say the current stalemate over Illinois' budget has meant more stress for low-income families who have lost loved ones. The (S...
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Local college layoffs stand despite state budget progressApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Layoffs announced by two suburban community colleges in recent weeks won't be reversed in spite of state officials' move Friday to approve an "emergency" budget for coll...
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Politicians, family among letter-writers asking leniency for HastertApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Five former U.S. congressmen, a onetime Illinois attorney general, and state politicians are among 41 people who've written letters in support of disgraced former U.S. H...
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Plan to eliminate lieutenant governor finds new life, for nowApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - A day after the Illinois Senate rejected a proposal to eliminate the state's lieutenant governor post, the Illinois House did the opposite. The House approved state Rep....