Articles filed under Illinois
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The Latest: Chicago's top cop can't explain crime hikeFeb 01, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on an increase in homicides and shootings that Chicago experience in January (all times local): 2:40 p.m. Chicago's interim police superintende...
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Extra help rejected for struggling southern Illinois airportFeb 01, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois airport that has struggled to attract airliners in its nearly 20-year existence has unsuccessfully sought federal financial s...
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Concealed carry permit applications drop across IllinoisFeb 01, 2016 6:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Police granted far fewer concealed carry permits statewide in 2015 than in 2014, according to numbers released by the agenc...
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Former Swansea mayor sues village over fire truck spendingFeb 01, 2016 6:00 am - SWANSEA, Ill. (AP) - A former southwestern Illinois mayor is suing his village over the purchase of a $340,000 fire truck and an alleged violation of the state's open me...
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Acclaimed Peoria sculptor donates works to Riverfront MuseumFeb 01, 2016 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Peoria sculptor Nita Sunderland has donated part of her personal artwork collection to the Peoria Riverfront Museum. The (Peoria) Journal Star report...
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Winnebago County chairman drops re-election bid amid probeFeb 01, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The chairman of a county board in northern Illinois said he's not running for re-election at the same time as federal authorities are investigating...
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Special Olympics events called off for TuesdayFeb 01, 2016 12:00 am - The Special Olympics has canceled Tuesday's Winter Games events in Galena in response to anticipated hazardous weather that could make travel dangerous, officials say. ...
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Concealed carry permit applications drop sharply in the suburbsJan 31, 2016 10:00 pm - The wave of applications to carry a concealed handgun in Illinois slowed significantly in the second year of the program, with thousands fewer people in the suburbs seek...
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Deadline for health insurance enrollment is tonightJan 31, 2016 6:00 am - Sunday night is the sign-up deadline for subsidized private health insurance under President Barack Obama's health care law. Administration officials say the deadline i...
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With Rams gone, St. Louis fights to keep federal spy agencyJan 31, 2016 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - The departure of the Rams to Southern California killed a plan to build a $1 billion riverfront stadium to keep the team in St. Louis, making city offic...