Articles filed under Illinois
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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 ...
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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...