Articles filed under Illinois
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Lessons from the last GOP contested convention: Reagan in 1976Mar 10, 2016 12:00 am - The last time Republicans traveled to their summer convention without a clear nominee to be crowned, Illinois native Ronald Reagan lost to Gerald Ford. Operating outside...
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Knox County Courthouse remodeling gets new funding sourceMar 09, 2016 6:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - Upkeep of the historic Knox County Courthouse in Galesburg looks more likely with revenue earmarked from a landfill dumping fee. The (Galesburg) R...
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Illinois businessman gets over 2 years for tax evasionMar 09, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Douglas County businessman has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for failing to pay income tax. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Sp...
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Illinois advances bill to end tampon taxMar 09, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers advanced a measure to exempt feminine hygiene and incontinence products from the state sales tax. The Senate revenue committe...
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Pedal-pubs get Champaign city OKMar 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Champaign city officials are pumping up the idea of the pedal-pub. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1TtJCp4 ) the city council ...
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Exonerated Illinois man wants his lawsuit sent to juryMar 09, 2016 6:00 am - TUSCOLA, Ill. (AP) - An attorney for a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder in the death of a 22-year-old Illinois State University student argued in a Douglas Cou...
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Sioux Falls pipeline approval includes symbolic 'no' voteMar 09, 2016 6:00 am - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Leaders in South Dakota's largest city voted to allow a proposed $3.8 billion oil pipeline to pass by, but not before one Sioux Falls councilman...
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Police gather to honor officer killed in crashMar 09, 2016 6:00 am - SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Officers from across Illinois gathered in Morgan County to attend the funeral of a police officer killed while responding to a call. Sout...
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Finke, Illinois cruise by Minnesota 85-52 in Big 10 tourneyMar 09, 2016 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Finke scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers to lead No. 12 seed Illinois past 13th-seeded Minnesota 85-52 on Wednesday in the Big Ten tourname...
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Federal claim alleges other victims of Rutherford harassmentMar 09, 2016 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal lawsuit claiming sexual harassment by former Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford names four other staffers who allegedly complained of unwanted sex...