Articles filed under Illinois
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Fines could end for late license plate renewalsFeb 26, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers are considering suspending late fees for license plate renewals that have caused a windfall for the state after it stopped se...
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Deere to lay off 100 workers at Davenport, Dubuque plantsFeb 26, 2016 6:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Farm and construction equipment manufacturer Deere & Co. is cutting 100 manufacturing workers at two Iowa factories. Layoffs effective April 1 in...
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Rauner appoints top Republican to university oversight jobFeb 26, 2016 12:00 am - Former House Republican Leader Tom Cross of Oswego has been appointed to lead the Illinois Board of Higher Education, taking over the job at a time when the state's budg...
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Former Alorton mayor's son convicted of 2 murdersFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The son of a former mayor of the southern Illinois city of Alorton has been found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for a 2009 double h...
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Innocence group to aid ex-prosecutor facing new murder trialFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A group that works to overturn wrongful convictions is helping a former Quincy prosecutor facing a second murder trial in his wife's 2006 Valentine's...
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Ex-Madison County teacher gets 35 years for child sex abuseFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A former southwestern Illinois teacher has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to child sexual abuse involving eight vic...
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Parkland College to lay off employees over budget impasseFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Parkland College's president says it will lay off about nine employees after Tuesday because of the state budget deadlock. President Tom Ramage sa...
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Sports betting advocates push for legalization in IllinoisFeb 25, 2016 12:00 am - As spring training kicks off for Major League teams across the country, fans are picking their fantasy teams. But after an opinion last year that daily fantasy sports b...
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Why Gov. Rauner says he doesn't have an email accountFeb 25, 2016 12:00 am - Office workers everywhere might be looking to Gov. Bruce Rauner's leadership on one of their biggest headaches. The governor was asked by an Illinois Times reporter this...
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NIU, Rock Valley College raise money for engineering programFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Northern Illinois University and Rock Valley College are raising money to support a new four-year engineering degree program. The Rockford Register...