Articles filed under Illinois
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Much of Illinois State Museum management leaves amid closureDec 28, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Most of the management team at the Illinois State Museum has retired or taken other jobs amid the museum's closure due to a lack of a state budg...
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Kentuckians identified as southern Illinois drowning victimsDec 28, 2015 6:00 am - PATOKA, Ill. (AP) - A Kentucky couple and their three children headed to visit family in Minnesota have been identified as the weekend drowning victims caught in a rain-...
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East St. Louis ousts city manager after 4 months on jobDec 28, 2015 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - The merry-go-round of East St. Louis city government continued to spin Monday as elected leaders jettisoned a city manager hired only after l...
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AP Exclusive: Schools ease athlete penalties for marijuanaDec 28, 2015 6:00 am - LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - At least one-third of the Power Five conference schools are not punishing athletes as harshly as they were 10 years ago for testing positive for mar...
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Illinois' official pie among 2016 new lawsDec 27, 2015 6:20 am - The coming of a new year means 237 new state laws take effect on Jan. 1, with a full state budget not among them. Some new laws are serious reflections of the time, inte...
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Illinois Teacher of Year to train others, conduct workshopsDec 27, 2015 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois' 2016 Teacher of the Year won't be returning to her classroom in Peoria in January. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/1ZuzZXp...
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5 drown in southern Illinois when high water sweeps away carDec 27, 2015 6:00 am - PATOKA, Ill. (AP) - Three adults and two children drowned in southern Illinois after their vehicle was swept off a rural bridge over a rain-swollen creek and submerged, ...
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Galesburg Railroad Museum plans to add more display spaceDec 27, 2015 6:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - The Galesburg Railroad Museum is closed during the winter and using the time to remodel display space. The (Galesburg) Register-Mail reports (http...
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People around suburbs made their mark in 2015Dec 27, 2015 4:00 am - They overcame obstacles, were innovative, or had a mission. In any case, this year was filled again with some impressive, fun and entrepreneurial people from around the ...
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Gacy case: One detective, 11 cold cases solvedDec 27, 2015 12:00 am - 'Everyone deserves a name,' says Cook County detective