Articles filed under Illinois
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Former Dixon Mayor Jim Burke dies at age 77Feb 19, 2016 6:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - Jim Burke, the former Dixon, Illinois mayor who alerted federal authorities about the theft of funds by the city's comptroller, has died at age 77. Th...
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Illinois forward Black pleads not guilty after bar fightFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois basketball player Leron Black pleaded not guilty Friday to an aggravated assault charge filed after police said he threatened a bouncer a...
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Bouncer gets 1 year in East St. Louis strip club killingFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A former strip club bouncer who pleaded guilty to mob action after driving over a customer with his pickup truck was sentenced Friday to one year...
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Gov. Rauner vetoes MAP grant, community college funding planFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed a proposal to fund community colleges and a grant program that helps students pay for college. Illinois Democrats a...
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Forklift driver who died in accident lost home in tornadoFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - BELVIDERE, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man whose family was recovering after last year's Fairdale tornado destroyed their home has died in a forklift accident. The W...
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Winds damage Chicago-area buildings, debris closes roadsFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Powerful winds buffeted the Chicago area Friday damaging buildings, forcing flight delays, knocking out power and resulting in the shutdown of rapid trans...
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Jewel pulls Parmesan cheese with wood pulp from grocery shelvesFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - (Bloomberg) - U.S. supermarket chain Jewel-Osco removed all of its Essential Everyday 100% Parmesan Cheese from shelves amid concerns about the use of cellulose, a food ...
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Naperville woman appointed to Illinois Museum BoardFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed Naperville resident Donna Sack, a former official with the Naper Settlement, to the Illinois State Museum Board. In a new release, the go...
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Fairdale marks progress ahead of tornado anniversaryFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - KIRKLAND, Ill. (AP) - Recovery efforts continue in Fairdale as the one-year anniversary of the deadly tornado that struck the rural DeKalb County community nears. Reside...
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Survey: Slight improvement in bankers' view of rural economyFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A new survey suggests there's been a little improvement in some bankers' views of the rural economy in their 10 Western and Plains states. A report re...