Articles filed under Illinois
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New law imposes fine for minors possessing e-cigarettesFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Anyone under 18 who's caught with electronic cigarettes or other tobacco-free nicotine products would face a fine or community service under a n...
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Southern Illinois University reports spring enrollment dropFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is reporting enrollment has dropped more than 5 percent for the spring semester. SIU administrators sa...
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Attendance at Illinois historic sites drops by 7 percentFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Visits to Illinois' historic sites fell by 7 percent in 2015, despite the state's commemorations of the 150th anniversaries of the Civil War's e...
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Agriculture: No new horse virus cases reported in IllinoisFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Department of Agriculture officials say they haven't received any new reports of equine herpes virus which sickened eight horses ...
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Illinois attorney general seeks stay on hospital tax rulingFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office is asking an appeals court to hold back enforcement of its ruling on a part of a state law that lets ...
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Police: Aurora alderman arrested, charged with retail theftFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Police say an alderman in Aurora has been arrested and charged with retail theft. An arrest report says Alderman Lynne Johnson was arrested Sunday ev...
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Ex-prosecutor's children testify in Quincy murder trialFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Two children of a former Illinois prosecutor accused of killing his wife in 2006 have testified they saw their mother alive when forensic evidence su...
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Medal of Art winner Chong's dance piece to premier at U of IFeb 02, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A National Medal of Art winner's dance piece about violence in America and police killings premiers this weekend at the University of Illinois. The (...
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4 in custody after 2-state police chaseFeb 01, 2016 6:00 am - MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (AP) - Four suspects are in custody after allegedly robbing a store in a Missouri suburb of St. Louis and fleeing into Illinois, where they were ca...
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World of Outlaws signs Sears and Craftsman as title sponsorFeb 01, 2016 6:00 am - HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) - The World of Outlaws received a major boost Monday when Sears and Craftsman announced a three-year deal to become title sponsor of the dirt ...