Articles filed under Illinois
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Study warns budget cuts threaten Illinois tourism industryMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Council of Convention & Visitors Bureaus contends that ongoing budget uncertainty and marketing budget cuts put the state at risk o...
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Remains of missing Illinois woman identified in MissouriMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A woman's dismembered body that was found at an Interstate 70 rest stop nearly 12 years ago in eastern Missouri has been identified, police in ...
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Man wanted in Illinois slaying arrested in GeorgiaMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A man wanted in a fatal shooting in Illinois has been arrested in Georgia. The FBI says 34-year-old Michael R. King of Harvey, Illinois, was arrested at a...
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Man who abandoned infant given 20-year prison sentenceMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A 20-year prison sentence has been handed a man found guilty but mentally ill of attempted murder and child abduction after abandoning his 6-month-ol...
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State court rejects prosecutor's appeal to allow late votingMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois appellate court has denied a request by the Adams County state's attorney to vacate a stay issued last week barring voters turned away on...
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Quincy approves $5M for police space in new jailMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The western Illinois city of Quincy has taken initial steps toward leasing space for its police department in a new jail. The City Council voted Mond...
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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 ...