Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois zoo hit by tornado ready to open after repairsApr 12, 2016 7:00 am - BELVIDERE, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois zoo hit by a tornado is set to open for the season after a year of work to repair $200,000 in damage. The April 2015 tornado k...
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Community to dedicate stone, tree to fallen soldierApr 12, 2016 7:00 am - KNOXVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Friends and family of a fallen Knoxville soldier will gather next week for a memorial and tree dedication. The (Galesburg) Register-Mail reports (...
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Tax Illinois drivers by the mile?Apr 12, 2016 5:23 am - A new proposal to pay for fixing Illinois' roads could use devices to track how far Illinois drivers have traveled and tax them by the mile. The plan from Senate Preside...
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Lake Villa woman dies from Elizabethkingia bacteriaApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - The first confirmed Illinois case of a bacterial infection that has killed 18 people in Wisconsin killed 52-year-old Lake Villa resident Kimberly Cencula, CBS reported T...
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Which schools win, lose in Rauner's education planApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner released figures Tuesday detailing how much each Illinois school district would receive next year under his education budget, ...
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2 new cheetah brothers arrive at Scovill Zoo in DecaturApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The Scovill Zoo in Decatur is celebrating the arrival of two cheetah brothers. It's the first time the central Illinois zoo has had new cheetahs in ...
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Cheap Trick brood pursues family business in RockfordApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Members of Cheap Trick were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last week, but the legacy of the 1970s-era band from Rockford doesn't stop...
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Illinois State University gets planetarium upgradeApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - The planetarium at an Illinois college has upgraded its decades-old video projection system. The Pantagraph (http://bit.ly/1N4Merv) reports Illinois ...
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Illinois NHL official retires after 1,500 gamesApr 11, 2016 7:00 am - CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) - When the final horn sounded at the United Center on April 3, the Blackhawks and Bruins formed a long line at center ice. One by one, Patrick Ka...
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First-quarter traffic deaths in Illinois higher than 2015Apr 11, 2016 7:00 am - KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - Traffic deaths on Illinois highways are on a pace to exceed last year's total of just over 1,000. The (Kankakee) Daily Journal reports (http://bit....