Articles filed under Illinois
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SIU-Edwardsville faculty considering unionizationMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Some Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville faculty members say they are considering organizing a union because of budget woes and potent...
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Today in HistoryMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - Today is Sunday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2014. There are 353 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown...
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Madigan demands Peabody prove it has coal mine-closure moneyMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has demanded that a financially shaky Peabody Energy prove it has the $92 million necessary to restore Il...
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Membership, down to 8, closes Genoa United Church of ChristMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - GENOA, Ill. (AP) - With fewer than a dozen faithful members remaining, Peace United Church of Christ has closed its doors with a ritual of de-consecration. A fixture in ...
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Illinois police departments use website to get body camerasMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - PALMYRA, Ill. (AP) - At least 10 law enforcement agencies in Illinois have turned to the Internet to raise enough money to purchase body cameras for officers. As of Frid...
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Budget crisis may leave suburban flood buyout families under waterMar 21, 2016 5:00 am - After living through four major floods over the past three decades, Jim Bataille is ready to move out of his Des Plaines home. The 78-year-old semiretired designer was p...
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Dollar store robbery Sunday in Springfield 5th in a monthMar 20, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A man who implied he had a gun robbed a dollar store in Springfield Sunday - the fifth discount store robbed in a month. Springfield police told...
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Illinois lawmaker wants to legalize midwives statewideMar 20, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State Rep. Robyn Gabel is making her second attempt in a year to legalize certified professional midwives in Illinois, which criminalized the pr...
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SIU recycles concrete, asphalt, saves $40,000 a yearMar 20, 2016 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is recycling its roads and saving up to $40,000 a year. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports (...
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Macon County sponsors TV, computer recyclingMar 20, 2016 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Macon County officials are stepping up to take those discarded electronics off your hands. The (Decatur) Herald and Review reports (http://bit.ly/1R...