Articles filed under Illinois
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Investigation continues in Champaign fire that killed 2Mar 27, 2016 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A second person has died in a weekend fire in Champaign that remains under investigation. The (Champaign) News-Gazette (bit.ly/1LSsgzW ) reports t...
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Illinois firm donated to official as it sought new contractMar 26, 2016 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - State records show the owners of a company hired to post election results online for St. Clair County made campaign contributions to a former cou...
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SIU-Edwardsville faculty talks union as budget responseMar 26, 2016 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Some faculty members at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville say they are considering forming a union to have a voice in the turmoil over ...
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Some Southern Illinois cities look to improve websitesMar 26, 2016 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Some cities in southern Illinois are looking to improve municipal websites. Interim Carbondale City Manager Gary Williams said city websites are ...
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Hospitality and tourism leaders optimistic about upcoming yearMar 26, 2016 1:00 am - With area hotels and convention centers undergoing renovations, event bookings strong and the start of the summer tourism season, suburban hospitality leaders are optimi...
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Jury awards $360,000 in damages in Rockford police shootingMar 25, 2016 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A jury on Friday awarded $30,000 in damages each to 10 children who witnessed police officers shoot and kill an unarmed black man at a day care, an...
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Mattoon memorializes fatal fire truck accidentMar 25, 2016 7:00 am - MATTOON, Ill. (AP) - The fire department in the central Illinois city of Mattoon plans to dedicate a plaque commemorating a fatal collision of two fire trucks 50 years a...
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Rauner: School funding formula rewrite can be done over timeMar 25, 2016 7:00 am - PAXTON, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner says an overhaul of Illinois' outdated school funding formula can be done over time. Rauner supports a rewrite but says the formula...
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Without budget, Illinois owes $2.8B for worker health careMar 25, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois owes roughly $2.8 billion for health care coverage in its state employee group insurance program. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports ...
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Court rules AFSCME not owed pay raises without appropriationMar 24, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that former Gov. Pat Quinn was correct in 2011 when he denied state workers promised pay raises becaus...