Articles filed under Illinois
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Local lawmakers react to State of the Union speechJan 12, 2016 12:00 am - The president gets to give the State of the Union address, but local members of Congress are always ready to weigh in. Here's what they were saying Tuesday night. U.S. S...
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Springfield health system forms 'accountable care' networkJan 11, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Health officials say more than 500,000 Medicare patients in Illinois will have their health care needs coordinated by federally designated "acco...
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7 Chicago firefighters suffer minor injuries battling blazeJan 11, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Officials say seven Chicago firefighters suffered minor injuries while battling an extra-alarm blaze in frigid temperatures. The fire was in an apartment ...
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Bloomington considers private operator for city golf coursesJan 11, 2016 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The Bloomington City Council is considering turning over management of the city's three golf courses to a private company. The Bloomington Panta...
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Renovations underway at 1940s-era theater in CarbondaleJan 11, 2016 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Renovations have been done on the 1940s-era Varsity theater in Carbondale. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports (http://bit.ly/1OfQ4Jj ) ...
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Farm show to have discussion of deadly Fairdale tornadoJan 11, 2016 6:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Severe weather will be a topic at this year's Northern Illinois Farm Show in DeKalb. The show starts Wednesday at Northern Illinois University's Conv...
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Ex-law firm accounting employee pleads guilty to theftJan 11, 2016 6:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A 55-year-old Wilmington woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $500,000 from the Naperville law firm where she worked over six years. DuPag...
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Advocate to acquire 56 Walgreens clinicsJan 11, 2016 4:00 am - A unit of Downers Grove-based Advocate Health Care is expected to announce today that it has agreed to acquire 56 area Healthcare Clinics from Deerfield-based Walgreens....
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After one year, Rauner sounds familiar tuneJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner is marking his anniversary in office Tuesday by echoing some of the themes that got him into office, saying both that he's ready to compromise and crit...
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Southern Illinois man working under pickup crushed by truckJan 10, 2016 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A man has died after being crushed by a pickup truck he was working underneath at a repair shop in southern Illinois. The Washington County Coron...