Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois governor's mansion renovation gets $1M in donationsFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The organization leading efforts to renovate the Illinois governor's mansion says it received $1 million in donations last year. The mansion has...
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Lawyer may use insanity defense for mom accused in slayingFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - An attorney for a Rockford woman accused of stabbing her 8-year-old son to death says he might pursue an insanity defense on her behalf. Winnebago ...
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State lawmaker wins another round of ballot caseFeb 12, 2016 12:00 am - State Rep. Anna Moeller, an Elgin Democrat, won another round in her fight to remain on the March ballot after a judge this week declined to overrule state election offi...
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Illinois residents weigh in on proposed coal mine expansionFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - HILLSBORO, Ill. (AP) - Some central Illinois residents are asking state regulators to reject a proposed expansion of a coal mine where an underground fire has smoldered ...
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Eminent domain possible issue in pipeline's passage in IowaFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa utilities regulators are considering whether to allow a Texas company to bury 346 miles of a crude oil pipeline under farmland and give it a...
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Lawmakers urge federal agency to build campus in IllinoisFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) - Members of Illinois' congressional delegation are appealing to the head of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in support of Scott Air For...
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Jury sides with Illinois man in excessive force lawsuitFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - Jurors in southern Illinois have found in a federal civil lawsuit that an Olney man was the victim of excessive force when law enforcement officers s...
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Illinois asks FEMA for more time to assess flood damageFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is asking its federal counterpart for more time to assess damage form early-winter floods that struck ne...
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New U of Illinois athletic director possible by end of monthFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson now says the school hopes to name a new athletic director by the end of February. Robin K...
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Where you can vote right now in IllinoisFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - The Illinois primary day isn't for a month. Half the nation gets all the fun first. But some people in Illinois are voting right now, and options will expand next week. ...