Articles filed under Illinois
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How a 2011 ruling keeps state money to disabled moving nowJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - It wasn't their eventual role in the ongoing state budget stalemate that Stanley Ligas of Oswego and David Cicarelli of Wheeling were cheering for when their lawsuit was...
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Rauner backs pension plan that offers choice, with caveatJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's announcement Thursday that he supported a top Democrat's proposal to cut pension benefits came with one major departure over collective ba...
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North Dakota regulators approve Dakota Access PipelineJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota regulators on Wednesday approved the biggest-capacity crude pipeline proposed to date that would move nearly 600,000 barrels daily fro...
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Illinois hunters harvest 155K deer in 2015-16 seasonsJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - More than 155,000 deer were harvested by Illinois hunters during the 2015-2016 deer hunting seasons. The Illinois Department of Natural Resource...
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Board members vote to dissolve Belleville TownshipJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE TOWNSHIP, Ill. (AP) - Belleville Township officials have decided to dissolve the 130-year-old township in an effort to save money. The Belleville News-Democra...
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Main event returns to Sparta shooting range despite shutdownJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - SPARTA, Ill. (AP) - A national trapshooting event is returning to a shuttered state-owned shooting range in southern Illinois with an uncertain future. The American Trap...
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Incoming director lays out vision for Department on AgingJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - DIETERICH, Ill. (AP) - The incoming director of the Illinois Department on Aging says her immediate goal will be to help older residents of the state live at home as lon...
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Bishop Hill leaders consider fate of cemetery treesJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - BISHOP HILL, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois village of Bishop Hill is considering how to care for a group of old arborvitae (AHR'-bohr VEYE'-tee) trees lining a pathway to a h...
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Most colleges covering, for now, grants state fails to payJan 20, 2016 4:00 am - Most suburban community colleges will float students money for grants that are tied up in Illinois' budget standoff, but at least one college says it's considering a tui...
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Bill would provide money for Illinois to pay utility billsJan 19, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois senator has introduced legislation that would authorize funding to pay for about $10 million the state owes for utility bills at gov...