Articles filed under Illinois
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Feds set public forum to discuss Shabbona gambling centerJan 13, 2016 6:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - A gambling center with 24-hour bingo halls, restaurants and lounges may be on its way to the village of Shabbona. The U.S. Department of Interior Bur...
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U of Illinois African-American center could get extra fundsJan 13, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois plans to use money left over from a construction project to help build a new African-American cultural center. According t...
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U of Illinois president: New AD by end of January realisticJan 13, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen says he has not given up on having a new athletic director at the flagship campus by next week's ...
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Rauner aide blasts university 'cronyism' amid funding debateJan 13, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner took a shot at "waste" and "cronyism" in public universities Wednesday, telling lawmakers through a surrogate that schools sho...
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Suburban guests at Obama's speech welcome mention of addictionJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - Mark Filler of Highland Park felt conflicting emotions as he sat down in the U.S. Capitol to watch the State of the Union address Tuesday night. The longtime politics ju...
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Boy, 11, fatally shot outside Alton housing complexJan 12, 2016 6:00 am - ALTON, Ill. (AP) - An 11-year-old boy is dead after being shot at a housing complex in Alton. Police were dispatched to the apartment complex when the shooting occurred ...
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Texas State Aquarium adds 2 dolphins from SeaWorld OrlandoJan 12, 2016 6:00 am - CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - The Texas State Aquarium now has double the dolphins. Aquarium officials in Corpus Christi on Monday welcomed two male Atlantic bottlenose d...
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Southern Illinois school reopens after flooding closureJan 12, 2016 6:00 am - WOLF LAKE, Ill. (AP) - Students are back in class at a southern Illinois high school after it was closed for a week due to flooding, taking time to discuss the effect of...
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EXCHANGE: Illinois man owns business and is in Navy reservesJan 12, 2016 6:00 am - SPRING VALLEY, Ill. (AP) - Mark Mautino always aspired to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces and was just days out of high school when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. It was a...
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Acco Brands to move jobs from the Philippines to MississippiJan 12, 2016 6:00 am - BOONEVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Acco Brands will move some billing jobs from the Philippines to Mississippi, adding 34 jobs in Booneville. The company, based in Lake Zurich, Il...