Articles filed under Illinois
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Granite City man convicted of murder in 21-month old's deathFeb 13, 2016 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Granite City man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2012 beating death of his girlfriend's 21-month-old son. A Madison County j...
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Water monitors to test quality of Bloomington lakesFeb 13, 2016 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Bloomington city officials and Illinois State University are teaming up to install stations to monitor water quality in the city's two water-sup...
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DeKalb High School band to perform in Ireland paradeFeb 13, 2016 6:00 am - DeKALB, Ill. (AP) - The DeKalb High School marching band could be heading to Ireland to perform at the 2017 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin. The Daily Chronicle repor...
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Ray LaHood, NPR host among Order of Lincoln award winnersFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A former U.S. transportation secretary, the founder of a breast cancer charity and an NPR host are recipients of this year's Order of Lincoln Aw...
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Illinois gets extension to determine flooding damageFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Il. (AP) - Illinois has received additional time to determine whether to seek a federal disaster declaration for early-winter floods. The Illinois Emergency...
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SIU small business center to close due to no Illinois budgetFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Officials at Southern Illinois University say its Small Business Development Center will have to close next month because the state doesn't have ...
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SAT to replace ACT as college entrance exam in IllinoisFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A new college entrance exam is coming to Illinois. The test known as the SAT is replacing the ACT. The Illinois State Board of Education announc...
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Children's museum planners seek funding with public eventsFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - Organizers of a children's museum in Stephenson County need funding and a place to put it, but they're moving ahead with their planning. The (Freep...
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Illinois roads could benefit from potential $84.7M windfallFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - Illinois transportation planners are awaiting details of how they could use a potential multi-million windfall for the state. A spending b...
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The Obama-Sanders divideFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON -- In the fevered atmosphere of an election for president, attention naturally drifts away from the one who's still there. So it is with President Obama. The ...