Articles filed under Illinois
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Elmhurst girl's death inspires EpiPen proposalApr 05, 2016 1:00 am - After her 13-year-old daughter, Annie, suffered an allergic reaction and died days later, Shelly LeGere wanted to ensure that didn't happen to anyone else. "Had epinephr...
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Newest school plan wouldn't cut suburbs' funds immediatelyApr 05, 2016 1:00 am - The latest push to change how the state pays for schools would keep some of the suburbs' wealthier districts from losing money in the first year and phase in a potential...
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Fairdale marks progress amid tornado anniversaryApr 04, 2016 7:00 am - FAIRDALE, Ill. (AP) - A rural DeKalb County town is celebrating the strides it has made on its own since a tornado devastated the community last April. The (Arlington He...
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House returns to Springfield, but no talk of budget messApr 04, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois House returns to action Monday with a long list of legislation slated for committee hearings - but none about the unsettled budget ...
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U of Illinois president: Keep chancellor finalists secretApr 04, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois' Urbana-Champaign President Timothy Killeen wants to keep candidates' identities secret after he initially said the finalists ...
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Archaeologist excavating 1870 barn at Glidden HomesteadApr 04, 2016 7:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Archaeologists in DeKalb are excavating a barn on the Glidden Homestead that dates to 1870. Eli Orrvar is an archaeology graduate student at Northern...
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Neoga veterans memorial construction to begin soonApr 04, 2016 7:00 am - NEOGA, Ill. (AP) - Construction will soon begin on veterans' memorial in Neoga's Jennings Park in central Illinois. Volunteers spent two years raising $62,000 for the mo...
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Keystone pipeline shut down as possible leak investigatedApr 04, 2016 7:00 am - FREEMAN, S.D. (AP) - TransCanada Corp. has shut down the Keystone pipeline while it investigates a possible spill in southeastern South Dakota. The company says the pote...
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The Latest: House to consider quicker hearings for juvenilesApr 04, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on legislative action from the Illinois Legislature (all times local): 4:10 p.m. A proposal to speed up a juvenile suspect's hearing ...
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Dierks Bentley, ZZ Top lead 2016 Illinois State Fair lineupApr 04, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Country music singer Dierks Bentley and rock band ZZ Top will be among the performers at this year's Illinois State Fair. Fair officials on Mond...