Articles filed under Illinois
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HUD takes over housing authority in southern Illinois countyFeb 22, 2016 6:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - Federal authorities on Monday took over the Alexander County Housing Authority in southern Illinois, citing years of mismanagement and poor living con...
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Bloomington mulls $50 million streets-and-sewer programFeb 21, 2016 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Bloomington officials are considering a five-year $50 million streets-and-sewer overhaul. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph (http://bit.ly/1Uem1Yt ) ...
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Belleville military wife to climb Kilimanjaro to help womenFeb 21, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Belleville woman plans to scale Mount Kilimanjaro in East Africa to raise awareness about the plight of women in countries at war. The (Bellevi...
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Documents show historic windmill was worldwide shipperFeb 21, 2016 6:00 am - GOLDEN, Ill. (AP) - A descendent of the man who built the historic Golden Windmill in western Illinois has discovered letters indicating the mill shipped flour worldwide...
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Ace Hardware employee accused of stealing almost $14KFeb 20, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An Ace Hardware cashier accused of stealing thousands of dollars from her job is due back in court this spring. The News-Gazette (bit.ly/1Ww2ZeQ) rep...
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127-year old lumber business closing in QuincyFeb 20, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A Quincy lumber business owned by the same family for 127 years will close in March. Bernzen Lumber Co. has been purchased by a business that will op...
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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...