Articles filed under Illinois
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1,750 U of Illinois union workers wait 2 weeks for back payJan 27, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Officials say that about 1,750 union employees at the University of Illinois who ratified new contracts will have to wait two weeks for negotiated ba...
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Western Illinois laying off 30 as it waits for state moneyJan 27, 2016 6:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Western Illinois University is firing 30 faculty members as the school tries to cut costs while it waits for long-overdue state funding. University t...
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Opening statements given in ex-Illinois prosecutor's trialJan 27, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The trial of a former Illinois prosecutor accused of killing his wife on Valentine's Day in 2006 got underway Wednesday with a special prosecutor sho...
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Rockford Christmas tree getting new life as tableJan 27, 2016 6:00 am - DURAND, Ill. (AP) - The towering Christmas tree that illuminated downtown Rockford this holiday season is getting a second life as a custom-designed wood table. Members ...
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EIU president: Layoffs possible without Illinois budgetJan 26, 2016 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Eastern Illinois University's president says the state budget impasse will bring potential layoffs and furlough time for employees to the school....
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Football championships bring $800,000 to DeKalb areaJan 26, 2016 6:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Tourism officials say last year's Illinois high school football championship brought an economic boost of about $800,000 to the Dekalb area. The DeKa...
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Illinois has most 'green' building space for 3rd yearJan 26, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois created the most "green" building space per capita in the U.S. for the third year running. The U.S. Green Building Council will announc...
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Jury seated in murder trial of ex-prosecutor in wife's deathJan 26, 2016 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A jury of 10 women and two men has been seated in the trial of a former Illinois prosecutor accused in the Valentine's Day 2006 death of his first wi...
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State natural resources agency proposes bobcat hunting rulesJan 26, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is proposing rules to regulate bobcat hunting and trapping throughout the state. The agency release...
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Former suburban firefighter sentenced for domestic abuseJan 25, 2016 6:00 am - BATAVIA, Ill. (AP) - A former suburban fire department lieutenant has pleaded guilty to felony aggravated battery against his wife and was placed on probation for two ye...