Articles filed under Illinois
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Kirk questions payments to Alexander County housing agencyApr 24, 2016 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is asking the Department of Housing and Urban Development's inspector general to look into the nearly $20 million in federal funds...
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Midwest travel: Chicago Improv Fest roars into the city, SchaumburgApr 23, 2016 7:19 am - Chicago Play with this You are living in the improv capital of the world, and if you'd like to see tomorrow's "Saturday Night Live" stars, get to the 19th Chicago Improv...
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U of Illinois professor hits 50 years, plans to keep goingApr 23, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Roy Axford has been a professor at the University of Illinois for 50 years. And he has no plans to stop. The 87-year-old Axford works in the Depar...
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Illinois professor to lead review of state's inmate programsApr 23, 2016 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A professor at Southern Illinois University has been recruited by the Illinois Department of Corrections to review the effectiveness of every off...
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MidAmerica Airport in Southern Illinois to get $835K upgradeApr 23, 2016 7:00 am - MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) - A Southern Illinois airport is getting a nearly $1 million upgrade. The Belleville News-Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/1MPFTjX ) officials in St....
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19-year-old Iowan convicted in slaying of Illinois manApr 22, 2016 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Sentencing has been scheduled June 7 for a 19-year-old convicted in the slaying of an Illinois man in Des Moines. The Des Moines Register reports...
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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...