Articles filed under Illinois
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Writer: NY town's Lincoln story is true, but year is wrongMar 06, 2016 6:00 am - BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Local lore in a western New York town says Abraham Lincoln spent a snowy night there in 1855. A magazine writer says the story is true but the year ...
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Bill Clinton to campaign here TuesdayMar 06, 2016 12:00 am - Former President Bill Clinton will visit the Chicago area Tuesday, one week ahead of the Illinois' Democratic primary. The Hillary Clinton campaign is billing the speech...
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Midwest travel: SOAR with the Eagles weekends in MinnesotaMar 05, 2016 6:21 am - Chicago Silence is golden Enjoy a silent film, seated in Chicago's only remaining silent film studio, the historical Essanay Studios. The classic film "Sherloc...
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New Illinois AD fires football coach Cubit after 1 seasonMar 05, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - First-year football coach Bill Cubit was fired Saturday by new athletic director Josh Whitman, who said the troubled program needs a new coach to ...
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Scientists: Discovery of young, wild black carp troublingMar 05, 2016 6:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The discovery of two juvenile black carp in a ditch connected to the Mississippi River in Missouri is the first, troubling sign that the invasive...
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Officer killed when patrol car collides with ambulanceMar 05, 2016 6:00 am - SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Police in central Illinois say a patrol car has collided with an ambulance while both were responding to a traffic accident, killing the ...
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Lake County investigating death of jail inmateMar 05, 2016 6:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Lake County authorities are investigating the death of an inmate who had been housed in the county jail's medical unit. The Lake County Sheriff's O...
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Benet Academy beats Fremd to repeat as 4A champsMar 05, 2016 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill (AP) - Kathleen Doyle poured in 24 points, including 9 in the final five minutes, to propel Lisle Benet Academy past Palatine Fremd 42-39 on Saturday to win ...
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Illinois boosts incentives for federal spy agency siteMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has committed an additional $60 million to help lure a federal spy agency considering a relocation from its long-time home near downtown ...
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Political leaders to discuss NGA effort in St. LouisMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Several political leaders will gather in St. Louis Monday to discuss the effort to keep a federal spy agency in the city. Mayor Francis Slay will be joi...