Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois economic index drops in late 2015Jan 05, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A University of Illinois index of the state's economy shows that while it is still growing, economic activity slowed late last year to levels not see...
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Snow shoveling urged, not required for Rockford homeownersJan 05, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Officials in the northern Illinois city of Rockford say there's no enthusiasm for a snow-shoveling ordinance that would require homeowners to clear...
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Illinois delays tax refunds, wants more time to fight fraudJan 05, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Revenue says taxpayers will have to wait until after March 1 to receive income tax refunds. The (Springfield) State J...
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3-year-old boy shot when rounds fired into Granite City homeJan 05, 2016 6:00 am - GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) - Police in southern Illinois say a 3-year-old boy is expected to recover after he was shot when someone fired rounds into a Granite City home. M...
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Elections official: Moeller can run for re-electionJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - A Democratic state lawmaker should be allowed to run for re-election even though she signed nominating petitions for a Republican, a state elections official recommends....
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Suburban lawmakers react to Obama on guns: a step forward or poisonJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - Local Democrats said the fight over guns should continue in Congress after President Barack Obama's executive actions today, and Republicans said the president's move co...
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3 die, including small boy, in East St. Louis blazeJan 04, 2016 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Fire officials in East St. Louis say three people died, including a man, woman and boy, in a house fire. East St. Louis Fire Chief James Blac...
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Champaign County to expedite domestic violence casesJan 04, 2016 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in Champaign County who say domestic violence cases often end up being dismissed after languishing in the legal system for too long say t...
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St. Mary's Hospital closes in north-central IllinoisJan 04, 2016 6:00 am - STREATOR, Ill. (AP) - A hospital in north-central Illinois is shutting its inpatient services and reopening as an all-hours urgent care center. The (Bloomington) Pantagr...
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Illinois man jailed in attack on sleeping Pennsylvania womanJan 04, 2016 6:00 am - ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (AP) - An Illinois man has been arrested in Tennessee on charges he tried to kill a western Pennsylvania woman as she slept. The Pennsylvania State Police...