Articles filed under Illinois
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Collinsville to buy land to relocate water treatment plantFeb 10, 2016 6:00 am - COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The southwestern Illinois city of Collinsville is taking new steps to relocate its water treatment plant, a project once stalled by a lawsuit. ...
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Bloomington records record-low serious crimes for 2nd yearFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Police say Bloomington had a second consecutive year of record-low numbers of serious crimes in 2015. There were no homicides last year - the fi...
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Lovelace to get new lawyer for retrial in wife's deathFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The former Quincy prosecutor facing a second murder trial in his wife's 2006 Valentine's Day death will have a new legal team. Springfield defense at...
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Northern Illinois enrollment drops during spring semesterFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - For the first time in at least four years spring enrollment at Northern Illinois University didn't surpass 19,000 students. NIU has 18,519 students t...
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Lincoln birthday events planned at historic sitesFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Sites around Illinois where Abraham Lincoln made history are planning events to celebrate his birthday. Lincoln was born Feb. 12, 1809, in Kentu...
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U of Illinois menorah damaged for a third timeFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A 9-foot-tall menorah at a University of Illinois Jewish student center has been damaged for a third time in less than a year, police said Tuesday...
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Why Obama is speaking in Springfield WednesdayFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - President Barack Obama's visit to Springfield Wednesday will return him to the city where he launched his presidential campaign exactly nine years ago and provide a back...
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College-accrediting agency sends warning amid budget impasseFeb 08, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A higher-education accrediting agency says the state budget impasse could have "significant" consequences for the public colleges and universiti...
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Public can't attend Obama's speech at Illinois HouseFeb 08, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A spokesman for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says the public will not be able to attend when President Barack Obama delivers a speech ...
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Report: Police program helped man who prostituted teenFeb 08, 2016 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A newspaper report says a man who's serving 15 years in prison for running an underage prostitution operation did so out of an apartment obtained wit...