Articles filed under Illinois
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Law enforcement urge end to Illinois budget standoffMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Prosecutors and law enforcement officials criticized Illinois lawmakers and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday for failing to pass a stat...
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Data breach targets Illinois State University payrollMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - An apparent information breach at Illinois State University allowed someone to divert the direct-deposit payroll payments of more than a dozen facult...
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Food trucks scope out new territory in CarbondaleMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Food truck vendors are getting ready to roll into Carbondale following approval of an ordinance allowing them to operate on certain public proper...
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Rockford schools could save $!M on bus fuel costsMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The Rockford School District could save more than $1 million on fuel to run its buses this year. Officials say the cost of diesel fuel has dropped ...
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Ferrara Candy closes Winona plantMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - WINONA, Minn. (AP) - The candy company that makes Lemonheads, Red Hots and Atomic Fireballs plans to close its plant in Winona. One-hundred-24 employees at Ferrara Candy...
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NGA relocation decision pushed back a weekMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - The decision on where in the St. Louis region to relocate the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is being pushed back a week. The announcement was ...
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Security evaluated after Missouri jail escapeMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - KAHOKA, Mo. (AP) - Officials in a rural northeast Missouri county are evaluating security at their jail after an inmate was able to escape. Clark County Sheriff Paul G...
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Illinois an upcoming GOP battlegroundMar 02, 2016 4:06 am - With Super Tuesday over, Illinois joins a handful of other big states as a looming battleground on the primary calendar for Republicans. Illinois, which shares its March...
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Illinois lawmakers consider pension buyout proposalsMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers want to hold additional hearings to discuss how to proceed with a pair of similar bills aiming to deal with the state's pensi...
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Trinity Containers to close in western Illinois, layoff 72Mar 01, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A propane storage tank company has announced it will close this spring in western Illinois and eliminate 72 jobs. The Quincy Herald-Whig reported Mon...