Articles filed under Illinois
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Lawmakers convene bipartisan panel on school fundingFeb 16, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The task force on education formed by Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan will begin holding hearings this week. The panel will meet with I...
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Rockford considers plan to raze 100 homesFeb 16, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Rockford's City Council will consider a plan to demolish 100 of the city's more than 3,000 distressed homes this year. The Rockford Register-Star (...
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What presidential candidates have going in IllinoisFeb 16, 2016 4:00 am - A month before Illinois' primary day, Democrats are holding events to organize supporters here and Republicans are eyeing the state as a potential kingmaker that could h...
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Feds seize nearly $300K from northern Illinois ex-officialFeb 15, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Federal authorities have seized nearly $300,000 from bank accounts belonging to a former Winnebago County purchasing director in northern Illinois ...
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Southwestern Illinois city puts police chief on leaveFeb 15, 2016 6:00 am - COLUMBIA, Ill. (AP) - The police chief of a small Illinois city near St. Louis is on paid administrative leave following an investigation into a child custody dispute in...
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Saline County mine owner cited for coal waste dischargeFeb 15, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois regulators want a Saline County mine owner to clean up coal waste discharge that entered a creek and forced a property owner from his h...
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Families remember victims of NIU shootings 8 years laterFeb 15, 2016 6:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Bells tolled at Northern Illinois University to mark the eighth anniversary of a campus shooting that left five students dead. Family members of the ...
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Illinois woman sentenced for health care fraudFeb 14, 2016 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A southwestern Illinois woman has been sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay restitution for stealing more than $34,000 fro...
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New Illinois law means fewer emergency dispatch centersFeb 14, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A new Illinois law aimed at consolidating local government services will significantly reduce the number of separate emergency dispatch centers i...
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Decision delayed on central Illinois National Guard armoryFeb 13, 2016 6:00 am - DELAVAN, Ill. (AP) - The fate of an Illinois Army National Guard Armory in Tazewell County won't be decided until this summer, officials said. A meeting was held Monday ...