Articles filed under Illinois
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Central Illinois officials say mild winter means big savingsJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Officials in Central Illinois say the mild winter is helping their local governments' bottom line. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reports (bit.ly/...
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Southern Illinois police chief leaves to take casino jobJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - SAUGET, Ill. (AP) - The longtime police chief of a southern Illinois village has resigned to become the director of security at a casino. Former Sauget Police Chief Patr...
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National health survey to collect data in St. Clair CountyJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An influential national health and diet survey will collect information this spring from residents of St. Clair County in Illinois. The U.S. Cent...
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State police involved in fatal officer-involved shootingJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - HURST, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Police say they are investigating an officer-involved shooting in the southern Illinois community of Hurst that left one person dead. I...
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Man charged with fatally shooting boy in southwest IllinoisJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - ALTON, Ill. (AP) - A man has been charged with fatally shooting a fifth-grader while the boy was waiting for a ride to basketball practice in southwestern Illinois. Eigh...
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Illinois treasurer predicts no budget until NovemberJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - Don't expect to see a state budget, including any new taxes, until after the November elections. The state's chief investment officer told an audience of St. Charles are...
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Continental's smart windows, fobs and other technology coming soon to your carJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - Soon, your car could have intelligent windows that automatically tint to keep the vehicle cooler in the summer. Or a new front console may soon be a trend featuring a cu...
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Rauner asks labor board to rule if labor talks at impasseJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Bruce Rauner is asking a labor board to determine whether negotiations with the state's largest public employee union have reached an impasse. R...
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AFSCME calls on Rauner to say whether contract talks stalledJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state's largest public employee union has asked Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration to flatly state whether contract talks are at a legal sta...
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East St. Louis man gets 25 years for weapons, drug chargesJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A man who authorities say was a gang leader in East St. Louis, Illinois, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for multiple drug and weapo...