Articles filed under Illinois
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Group: Illinois historic sites at risk due to unsure economyApr 14, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois historic preservation group says sites on its yearly list of endangered places are at risk due to an unsure economic climate in the ...
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Dog-fight sweep results in 2 arrests, 58 dogs seizedApr 14, 2016 7:00 am - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - An investigation into dog fighting by authorities in northwestern Illinois has resulted in two arrests and the seizing of 58 dogs. Rock Island P...
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WIU to lay off 110 staffers due to lack of state budgetApr 14, 2016 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - The president of Western Illinois University says the school will lay off 110 non-instructional staffers because of the lack of state budget. The Qui...
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Workers alert police to man accused of having bomb partsApr 14, 2016 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - An Illinois man was jailed on $250,000 cash bond Thursday after Missouri prosecutors accused him of having components for pipe bombs, and Home De...
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Judge gives Savoy man 6-month prison term for cat's deathApr 14, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A Champaign County judge has sentenced a central Illinois man to six months in jail and probation for torturing his girlfriend's cat, which later die...
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USDA: Cooler temperatures delay Illinois plantingApr 14, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Federal officials say cooler temperatures sometimes dipping below freezing have prohibited Illinois agricultural producers from planting until t...
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Kirk to skip Republican conventionApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - As speculation about a contested Republican convention this summer continues, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says he won't be attending. "Senator Kirk has his own re-election to wi...
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State House OKs banning lobbyist pensions, curbing official travelApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois House lawmakers this week approved two proposals aimed at curbing lobbyists' pensions and local government spending on travel. Both proposals were inspired in p...
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Problem with cutting lt. governor's office: Cost of mailingApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - Getting rid of the lieutenant governor's office could save $1.6 million a year, says state Rep. David McSweeney, who started the idea moving this week in the General Ass...
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3 Rockford schools on Illinois 'most endangered' places listApr 13, 2016 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Three elementary schools in Rockford have made the list of "Most Endangered Historic Places" in Illinois. The list was announced Wednesday by Landm...