Articles filed under Illinois
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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...
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Sterling police chief retires, public send-off is plannedJan 19, 2016 6:00 am - STERLING, Ill. (AP) - The police chief of Sterling is retiring after about two decades in the post. Sauk Valley Media reports (http://bit.ly/1ZwH3AV ) Chief Ron Potthoff...
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Illinois girl dies in Arizona after being shotJan 19, 2016 6:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Police say a teenage girl reported missing in Illinois has died in Arizona after being shot. Phoenix police say 16-year-old Faith Kies of McHenry County, ...
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2 Illinois pregnant women test positive for Zika virusJan 19, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Two pregnant women from Illinois have tested positive for the Zika (ZEE'-ka) virus after traveling in Honduras and Haiti. The Illinois Departmen...
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Will County offer dispatch center to new sheriff's buildingJan 19, 2016 6:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Will County officials have offered to add a $5 million emergency dispatch center to the sheriff's office it plans to build this year. The plan would ...