Articles filed under Illinois
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Springfield looking to launch free downtown wireless accessDec 26, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - City officials in Springfield say the Illinois capital is working to start offering downtown public wireless access early in 2016. The (Springfi...
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Recovery still underway in Coal City after June tornadoDec 26, 2015 6:00 am - COAL CITY, Ill. (AP) - Coal City is on the way to recovery after a June tornado damaged more than 800 properties. Matt Fritz is the village administrator in the northeas...
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Carbondale opens downtown synthetic ice skating rinkDec 26, 2015 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A temporary synthetic ice skating rink has opened in downtown Carbondale. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports (http://bit.ly/1miRoDX ) t...
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118-year-old Peoria Barber College remodeled, has new ownerDec 26, 2015 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A barber college in Peoria that dates to 1897 has reopened under new ownership. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/1OPbCfA ) that the P...
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Scott Air Force Base to host possible farewell concertDec 25, 2015 6:00 am - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AP) - A military performance troupe will hold what could be its final concert at Scott Air Force Base in southwestern Illinois. The traveling...
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Dixon to get $680,000 of more restitution from CrundwellDec 25, 2015 6:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - A federal judge has approved a transaction that means the city of Dixon will get $680,000 more in restitution from imprisoned former comptroller Rita ...
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Army veteran spends 1st Christmas in new homeDec 25, 2015 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A U.S. Army veteran who spent several months without a home in a northern Illinois says Christmas came early for him this year. The Rockford Regist...
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18-year-old gets 115-year sentence in July 4 shootingsDec 24, 2015 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - An 18-year-old Quincy man has been sentenced to 115 years in prison for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. Judge Robert Adrian se...
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Paris climate goals mean emissions need to drop below zeroDec 24, 2015 6:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - If governments are serious about the global warming targets they adopted in Paris, scientists say they have two options: eliminating fossil fuels immedi...
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Ex-prosecutor seeks to bar wife's testimony in murder trialDec 24, 2015 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A former Adams County prosecutor charged with murder in his first wife's death wants to keep his second wife from testifying at his upcoming trial. T...