Articles filed under Illinois
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Historic but dilapidated Winnebago Town Hall threatenedJan 30, 2016 6:00 am - WINNEBAGO, Ill. (AP) - If the walls of the 122-year-old town hall in Winnebago could talk, they would tell of community dances, Boy Scout meetings, and presidential ball...
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Grant helps Peoria firefighters get new gearJan 30, 2016 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The Peoria Fire Department has new headgear for new hires thanks to a grant from an Illinois utility company. Pekin Daily Times (bit.ly/1PFfcJf) repo...
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Pork Expo returns to Springfield after 33-year absenceJan 30, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Pork Expo is coming back in Springfield for the first time in 33 years. As many as 4,000 hog producers, industry representatives an...
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Illinois volunteers collect bottled water for FlintJan 30, 2016 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Volunteers in Decatur, Illinois, have loaded trucks with bottled water to help residents of Flint, Michigan, where the water is contaminated with le...
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ISU bans hoverboards from campus housing, dining hallsJan 29, 2016 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University is banning hoverboards from campus housing and dining facilities. University officials announced Thursday that the two-whee...
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Illinois health officials report 3rd case of Zika virusJan 29, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A man who traveled to South America has developed the third case of Zika (ZEE'-ka) virus in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health p...
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How social service cuts will hurt recovering addicts, veteransJan 29, 2016 4:00 am - Shirley Protis brushes some crumbs off Andy's face as he finishes his lunch. “Who is that?” he asks, pointing at the woman in the purple sweater putting away dishes. “Th...
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8 conditions kept out of medical marijuana programJan 29, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois residents suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, autism, irritable bowel syndrome, osteoarthritis or one of four other chronic disorders will not be abl...
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Former head of Northwest Central Dispatch appointed state 911 czarJan 29, 2016 12:00 am - Cindy Barbera-Brelle, former executive director of Arlington Heights-based Northwest Central Dispatch, has been appointed by Gov. Bruce Rauner as the first statewide 911...
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Former Illinois Senate President Philip Rock diesJan 29, 2016 12:00 am - Philip Rock, an Oak Park Democrat who led the Illinois Senate as its president during his 22 years in Springfield, died early Friday. Rock, 78, first rose to the post of...