Articles filed under Illinois
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Rockford home invasion victim was church preschool teacherJan 31, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The 35-year-old woman killed in a west Rockford home invasion and shooting was a church preschool teacher who died while visiting a friend overnigh...
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Lee County authorities get new leads in woman's 1996 killingJan 31, 2016 6:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in Lee County are following new leads in the unsolved killing of a woman shortly after the 20th anniversary of her death. Amy Todd Fleming...
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Power plant proposed in Grundy CountyJan 31, 2016 6:00 am - MORRIS, Ill. (AP) - A private company has proposed a $1 billion natural gas-powered energy station in Grundy County in northern Illinois. Construction of the plant could...
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Rockford home invasion leaves 1 dead, 1 woundedJan 30, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A 35-year-old Rockford woman is dead following a home invasion and shooting that also wounded another woman. Authorities say Treesa Wiley died of a...
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Illinois seeking sites for summer meals programsJan 30, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Board of Education is seeking sponsors and sites for summer food programs. State Superintendent of Education Tony Smith urged...
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Illinois man drowns in Missouri lakeJan 30, 2016 6:00 am - CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) - A 48-year-old Illinois man has died in a boating accident at Lake of the Ozarks in south-central Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says R...
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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...