Articles filed under Illinois
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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...
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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...