Articles filed under Illinois
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Illini's Malcolm Hill scores 32, Illinois beats Rutgers 110-101 in 3OTFeb 04, 2016 12:00 am - PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Malcolm Hill scored 10 of his 32 points from the free throw line in the third overtime and Illinois outlasted Rutgers 110-101 on Wednesday night, exte...
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Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville sets enrollment recordFeb 03, 2016 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is seeing record enrollment this spring, while numbers are down or holding steady at community colleg...
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Former Pinckneyville bookkeeper admits to stealing $450KFeb 03, 2016 6:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A former bookkeeper for a small southern Illinois fire protection district has admitted to stealing more than $450,000 in taxpayer money. Tammy Kelle...
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Illinois universities plan more cuts among budget impasseFeb 03, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The lack of a state budget is continuing to affect state universities in Illinois, with some schools planning additional cuts to staff or classes. Ea...
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Illinois medical marijuana patients now number 4,400Feb 03, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is continuing to approve patients to use medical marijuana, with about 400 more approval letters sent in January. The Illinois Departme...
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Sotomayor to speak at University of IllinoisFeb 03, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will appear at a public event next month at the University of Illinois in Champaign. The university's C...
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Elgin to improve zoo facility for bisonFeb 03, 2016 6:00 am - ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - Fans of Elgin's zoo want the city to add bison as well as upgrading current bison facilities in a $200,000 improvement plan. The (Elgin) Courier-News ...
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Make Obama's birthday a state holiday?Feb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Several Illinois lawmakers want to declare President Barack Obama's birthday, Aug. 4, a state holiday. Rep. André Thapedi, a Chicago Democrat, introduced legislation thi...
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Historic Moline train depot to be razed, clock salvagedFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Preservationists have salvaged the clock and decorative stones from Moline's historic train depot before it was to be razed. The Illinois Department ...
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Hope remains 8 years after shooting at Tinley Park storeFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) - Eight years after five women were found shot to death inside a Lane Bryant clothing store in Tinley Park, police say they believe there are peop...