Articles filed under Illinois
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Northern Illinois jail hopes to use wind turbine for powerFeb 08, 2016 6:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - Officials at one northern Illinois county jail hope to install a 120-foot wind turbine in an effort to cut electricity costs by 40 to 70 percent. T...
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3 teens arrested after pursuit in stolen vehicle in RockfordFeb 08, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say three teenagers were arrested after leading Winnebago County deputies on a chase in a stolen vehicle. The Rockford Register Star (h...
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Eastern Illinois University announces layoffs, furloughsFeb 08, 2016 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Eastern Illinois University has announced the layoff of 198 civil service employees, blaming the move on the continuing state budget impasse. In ...
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Court effort aims to link job placement with child supportFeb 07, 2016 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A new court program in southwestern Illinois aims to help connect parents who owe child support with job placement programs and other social se...
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2nd man convicted in 2014 Minnesota pawnshop robberyFeb 07, 2016 6:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A second man has been convicted for his role in a Roseville pawnshop robbery that left a cashier shot and wounded. A federal jury found Marvin Spe...
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Juror: Evidence not strong enough to convict ex-prosecutorFeb 07, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A juror in the first-degree murder trial of a former Illinois prosecutor accused of suffocating his sleeping wife says that "most everyone felt he wa...
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Illinois owes Springfield hospitals $76 millionFeb 07, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois owes Springfield's two largest hospitals $76 million for the care of state workers, retirees and dependents, an amount that continues t...
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School funding overhaul again faces long odds in SpringfieldFeb 07, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Efforts to overhaul Illinois' school funding formula again face long odds in the spring legislative session, despite calls to address the matter...
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County filing insurance claim to recover funds lost by fraudFeb 07, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois county purchasing director allegedly spent more than $60,000 on personal items, according to a draft of an insurance claim Winn...
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New commemorative quarter features Shawnee National ForestFeb 06, 2016 6:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - A commemorative coin featuring a scene from the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois has entered into circulation. The United States Mint...