Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois police departments help addicts find treatmentFeb 29, 2016 6:00 am - NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Police departments in some Illinois cities are offering help for heroin addicts instead of arrest. The (Aurora) Beacon-News reports (http://trib....
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U of Illinois trustees OK hiring of new athletic directorFeb 29, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois trustees have approved the hiring of Josh Whitman as athletic director at the Urbana-Champaign campus. The trustees' executive...
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville cuts 2 sportsFeb 29, 2016 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has decided to remove men's tennis and women's golf from its varsity sports roster. A news releas...
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SIU students to capture life in Carbondale for photo bookFeb 29, 2016 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A group of Southern Illinois University students is capturing life in the community of Carbondale for a new photo book. The Southern Illinoisan r...
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New exhibitors among 70 at Illinois Products ExpoFeb 29, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - More than 70 Illinois food companies, wineries and agriculture associations will participate this weekend in the 18th annual Illinois Products E...
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Are you a Coca-Cola memorabilia junkie? He has a club for youFeb 29, 2016 4:00 am - In 1886 a chemist was dabbling around, stirring up a concoction meant as a tonic for baby colic. Shortly thereafter, a 17-year-old soda jerk added carbonated water to th...
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Principal files sex discrimination lawsuit against districtFeb 28, 2016 6:00 am - HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois high school principal has filed a lawsuit claiming Highland Community Unit School District No. 5 has practiced sexual discrimin...
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Midwest travel: True/False Film Fest fetes docs, music, artFeb 27, 2016 6:18 am - True story Another film festival? Stop yawning because the 13th annual True/False Film Fest in downtown Columbia, Missouri, delivers: TIME magazine named it one of ...
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EXCHANGE: Illinois girl fighting cancer gets her own roomFeb 27, 2016 6:00 am - SAINTE MARIE, Ill. (AP) - Emma Kocher has been through a lot in her eight years. But now that doctors say she has been cancer-free for almost a year, things are looking ...
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Bomb explodes on Pekin Bridge; no injuries or damageFeb 27, 2016 6:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - Police in central Illinois say a bomb exploded on a bridge over the Illinois River that leads into downtown Pekin. Police spokesman Mike Eeten says it...