Articles filed under Illinois
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McConchie likely to start state Senate term earlyMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Republican Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods is likely to get a head start on both an Illinois Senate term and the next election, a local GOP leader said. With state Sen. ...
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Comptroller: Illinois bill backlog could hit $10B by JuneMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois' chief fiscal officer said Thursday that the state's pile of overdue bills is even higher than earlier reported and could hit $10 billi...
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The Latest: Democrats pass $3.8B funding bill opposed by GOPMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on legislative action from lawmakers in Springfield (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Illinois Senate Democrats passed a $3.8 billion fund...
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Survey: Plains, Midwest economic picture slightly brighterMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A survey of rural bankers in 10 Western and Plains states suggests a slightly brighter economic picture that remains shadowed by lower agriculture and...
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Breaking down the Illinois primary, looking ahead to NovemberMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - What a week. From top to bottom, the ballot Tuesday was packed with interesting matchups that yielded a few surprises when the results came in. The big picture The...
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5 tornadoes touched down when storms swept IllinoisMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Storms that moved across western and central Illinois earlier this week spawned at least five tornadoes. The National Weather Service says its damage...
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Election officials say true test for same-day registration is in NovemberMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - The competitive presidential contests on both the Republican and Democratic tickets drove record turnout in Tuesday's primary, suburban election officials say. But Cook ...
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U of Illinois-Springfield will add first student unionMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois trustees have approved a plan to build the first student union at the school's Springfield campus. Trustees on Wednesday award...
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Missouri man convicted in teen's 1977 killing dies in prisonMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A man convicted in 2009 of raping and killing a St. Louis-area teenager decades earlier has died in prison. Gregory Bowman, 64, died Tuesday at the Poto...
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Illinois Human Services agency owes $168M in back paymentsMar 16, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials say more than 800 private companies doing work for the Department of Human Services haven't been paid because of the budget stalemate....