Articles filed under Illinois
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Convicted killer charged in Missouri deaths seeks trial moveJan 25, 2016 6:00 am - HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) - An Illinois man already serving life sentences for six killings in his home state has asked a judge to move his next murder trial to another town i...
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Champaign woman charged with identity theft involving motherJan 25, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A 35-year-old rural Champaign woman has been charged with felony financial identity theft for allegedly using her mother's name to obtain multiple...
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Illinois man dies while trying to retrieve drone on icy pondJan 25, 2016 6:00 am - MADISON, Ill. (AP) - A 54-year-old southwestern Illinois man has died after falling through the ice on a frozen pond while trying to retrieve a drone. Mark A. Miller of ...
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1st St. Louis-area medical marijuana dispensary to openJan 24, 2016 6:00 am - COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The St. Louis area's first medical marijuana dispensary is slated to open in the city's Illinois suburbs. HCI Alternatives in Collinsville plan...
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Amid budget stalemate, Marion considers borrowing for schoolJan 24, 2016 6:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - The prolonged state budget stalemate is forcing a southern Illinois school district to consider borrowing more than $7 million to help pay for a new ...
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Jackson County sues state over unpaid bills amid budget woesJan 23, 2016 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Jackson County in southern Illinois is the latest local government to sue the state over unpaid bills caused by the lack of a state spending plan...
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MidAmerica Airport director gets $20,000 bonusJan 23, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - MidAmerican Airport Director Tim Cantwell will receive a performance bonus of more than $20,000. The Belleville News-Democrat (http://bit.ly/20jb...
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Illinois prairie draws more visitors since arrival of bisonJan 23, 2016 6:00 am - WILMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A herd of bison that made their home at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie last fall has drawn more visitors to the northeastern Illinois area. R...
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Western Illinois village zoning won't stop planned hog farmJan 23, 2016 6:00 am - CLAYTON, Ill. (AP) - A western Illinois village has determined that local zoning rules can't prevent construction of a large hog breeding operation that's already won st...
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Coroner identifies men killed in eastern Illinois house fireJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - HOMER, Ill. (AP) - Authorities have identified two men who were killed in a house fire in the eastern Illinois village of Homer. Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup ...