Articles filed under Illinois
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EXCHANGE: Officer says heroin antidote can help save livesApr 10, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Like a lot of longtime law enforcement officers, Sgt. Dan Coile has seen his share of heroin overdoses and, sometimes, the fatal consequences. The br...
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SIU launches probe after complaints of racist commentsApr 10, 2016 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Reports of racial epithets by some Southern Illinois University students at Carbondale campus residence hall forums have prompted an investigatio...
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Court program for teen offenders reports early successApr 10, 2016 7:00 am - PITTSFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A western Illinois court program designed to keep minor offenses off of individuals' criminal records is reporting early success. Pike County Sta...
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EXCHANGE: Illinois artists try challenging painting styleApr 10, 2016 7:00 am - SULLIVAN, Ill. (AP) - A group of art lovers together tackled the challenge of watercolor portraiture painting during an art workshop at Saint Collumcille Church Hall. Me...
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Contested convention? It worked for Adlai Stevenson in '52Apr 09, 2016 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson II wasn't a candidate for president in 1952 - until he was the nominee. He arrived at the Democratic convention in Chicago not having campa...
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Public comment period extended on NGA headquartersApr 09, 2016 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is granting more time for public comment on a preliminary decision to build a $1.6 billion headquarte...
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Fairdale a year after tornado's wrath: 'This is always home'Apr 09, 2016 1:00 am - No one has to tell Deena Schell her hometown will never look the same again. But she doesn't believe for a second it won't be the same again. “This is home. This is alwa...
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Hastert kept his secrets while decrying molestersApr 09, 2016 1:00 am - Hastert once called for life sentences for 'repeat child molesters'
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Bob Vila sues Illinois PR man over false representationApr 08, 2016 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Television home renovation expert Bob Vila is suing a northern Illinois public relations specialist whom he claims falsely purported to represent h...
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Peoria Zoo names 4-month-old female lion cubsApr 08, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The Peoria Zoo has given African names to its three 4-month-old female lion cubs. The Pekin Daily Times (http://bit.ly/1SjLPO6 ) reports that zoo sta...