Articles filed under Illinois
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Ex-Madison County teacher pleads guilty to child sex abuseDec 22, 2015 6:00 am - BETHALTO, Ill. (AP) - A former southwestern Illinois teacher has pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse involving eight victims. The guilty plea by 28-year-old Jason E. Eh...
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200 WWII veterans represented on Effingham Christmas treeDec 22, 2015 6:00 am - EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) - Jane Loy Ries is keeping alive the World War II stories she heard as a child. Ries has decorated for the second year an 8-foot Christmas tree in t...
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Illinois babysitter heading to trial in toddler's deathDec 22, 2015 6:00 am - NEOGA, Ill. (AP) - A Cumberland County judge has decided a 21-year-old woman will stand trial in the death of a 1-year-old girl who she was babysitting. The Effingham Da...
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Indoor water park still closed after health, safety problemsDec 21, 2015 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - An indoor water park in northern Illinois is still closed months after a health department found health and safety violations. The Rockford Registe...
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2 people killed in Montgomery County crashDec 21, 2015 6:00 am - TAYLOR SPRINGS, Ill. (AP) - Two people have died after the vehicle they were riding in went off a highway and struck a tree in Montgomery County. Illinois State Police s...
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Illinois veterans home replacing water system after outbreakDec 21, 2015 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The state veterans' home where a summer Legionnaire's disease outbreak led to 12 deaths and sickened more than 40 others is replacing its water syste...
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Western Illinois village looks for clarity on hog farmDec 21, 2015 6:00 am - CLAYTON, Ill. (AP) - Officials in a western Illinois village are attempting to determine whether local zoning rules prevent construction of a large hog breeding operatio...
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Body found in car trunk after St. Clair County crashDec 20, 2015 6:00 am - BROOKLYN, Ill. (AP) - Police in southwestern Illinois say they found a 35-year-old shooting victim's lifeless body in the trunk of a car that had just crashed into a pol...
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Half of Illinois grads entering community college need helpDec 20, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - New data shows about half of Illinois high school graduates going on to the state's community colleges need remediation in at least one subject....
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Organizers say moving Naperville marathon good for businessDec 20, 2015 6:00 am - NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Organizers of the Naperville marathon say moving the race to the city's downtown was good for business. They say last month's citywide marathon g...