Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois woman claims 2nd $100,000 prize from Iowa LotteryMar 30, 2016 7:00 am - CLIVE, Iowa (AP) - An Illinois woman has claimed another $100,000 from the Iowa Lottery. The lottery says in a news release that Orintha Galella, of Moline, Illinois, pi...
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Tribal members plan protest of Dakota Access PipelineMar 30, 2016 7:00 am - FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) - Members of the Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes are protesting the planned $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline to carry oil from western Nort...
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Today in HistoryMar 29, 2016 7:00 am - Today is Wednesday, March 30, the 90th day of 2016. There are 276 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was sho...
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U of Illinois faculty to consider anti-coal resolutionMar 29, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Faculty leaders at the University of Illinois' flagship campus are expected to consider a resolution calling on the school to divest itself of any co...
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Cover crops getting new attention in central IllinoisMar 29, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Cover crops are growing in popularity in central Illinois as a way to preserve nutrients in soil and purity in water runoff. These secondary crops, s...
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Illinois Wesleyan plans 3 days of inaugural eventsMar 29, 2016 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Three days of special events are planned to mark the inauguration of a new president at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. Eric Jensen...
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City seeks developers for vacant watch factory buildingMar 29, 2016 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - City officials have seen little interest from developers in the historic Rockford Watch Co. factory. The Rockford Register-Star reports (http://bit...
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Lincoln museum to open new exhibit of president's artifactsMar 29, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Visitors to Springfield's Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will get a chance to see artifacts from the 16th president's life, inc...
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Rauner calls Supreme Court union vote 'tragic'Mar 29, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A tie vote from the Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a win to labor unions in a high-profile dispute over their ability to collect fees. The justices divided...
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Next up for Macoupin County activists: Civil War-era cannonMar 28, 2016 7:00 am - CARLINVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Illinois activists who succeeded twice in raising money to restore Civil War battle flags have taken on rejuvenating the courthouse cannon in Ca...