Articles filed under Illinois
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Sanders to visit SIU-Edwardsville as Illinois primary nearsMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders plans a campaign stop at Southern Illinois University's Edwardsville campus. A campaign statem...
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Public-records requests rise amid U of Illinois difficultiesMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Requests for public records from the University of Illinois sharply increased the past two years amid a series of controversies. University records i...
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Denzel Valentine draws comparisons to Michigan State greatsMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Magic Johnson, Draymond Green and Denzel Valentine. Just a couple years ago, putting Valentine in the same sentence with the former Michigan S...
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African American Museum opens in new location in SpringfieldMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum is preparing to reopen in its new location, which board members expect to b...
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Rauner's office: Democrat college funding bill disingenuousMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The governor's office says a new attempt by Illinois Democrats to fund colleges and tuition grants for low-income students is disingenuous becau...
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Man pleads guilty to defrauding women he wooed onlineMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - The leader of a group operating in South Africa that targeted and stole from hundreds of women across the United States has pleaded guilty to...
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Savoy man to be sentenced for torturing girlfriend's catMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to torturing his girlfriend's cat, which later died. The (Champaign) News-G...
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2 St. Louis men indicted in drug-related killingMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A federal indictment accuses two St. Louis men of a drug-related killing. The U.S. Attorney's office in St. Louis announced Thursday that 24-year-old Je...
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Illinois Democrats OK $3.7B in funding; GOP calls it a stuntMar 03, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois Republicans blasted House Democrats for earmarking nearly $3.7 billion for colleges and various human service programs, saying the legislation they passed Thurs...
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Remember when Trump fired Blagojevich over Harry Potter?Mar 03, 2016 12:00 am - Add an argument over Harry Potter with a former Illinois governor to the list of what makes Donald Trump's presidential candidacy unique for political observers. Million...