Articles filed under Illinois
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Fire-safety push for Illinois community where fire killed 5Jan 22, 2016 6:00 am - ROCK FALLS, Ill. (AP) - There's a push for fire-safety awareness in a northern Illinois community where five members of a family were killed in a blaze last week. Sauk V...
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Service provider cutting 30 programs because of budget messJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state's largest private provider of social-service programs is closing 30 programs serving 4,700 people because of the budget impasse. Luthe...
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Illinois American Water requests 18 percent rate hikeJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois American Water has filed a request for an 18 percent statewide rate increase for all of the water and sewer company's operating districts in...
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Gov. Rauner names new director of Illinois personnel agencyJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has named Mike Hoffman the new director of Illinois' Central Management Services, the state's personnel agency. Hoffman is rep...
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United flight rolls to the end of Chicago runwayJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Federal Aviation Agency spokesman says a United Airlines flight from San Francisco rolled all the way to the end of a runway when it landed at Chicago's...
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Illinois first lady Diana Rauner names chief of staffJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The wife of Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has named Emily Bastedo as her new chief of staff. Diana Rauner's former chief of staff was Sara Wojcicki...
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215 flights canceled in Chicago due to East Coast stormJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Airlines at Chicago's two major airports have canceled 215 flights largely due to a blizzard threatening down on the East Coast. The Chicago Department of...
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United flight rolls to the end of Chicago runwayJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Federal Aviation Agency spokesman says a United Airlines flight from San Francisco rolled all the way to the end of a runway when it landed at Chicago's...
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Decatur schools provide iPads to younger studentsJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Elementary school children in Decatur are using tablet computers to do research and make presentations. The Decatur School District is providing iPa...
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Authorities offer $5K reward in Will County shooting deathJan 22, 2016 6:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - The Will County Sheriff's Office is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a Lewis University student wanted in a man's sh...