Articles filed under Illinois
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Donations pile up after Christmas toys stolen from ministryDec 20, 2015 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Members of the public have been stepping up with donations after a few hundred dollars' worth of Christmas toys were stolen from a ministry in so...
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Fire at Eastern Illinois energy center to be investigatedDec 19, 2015 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Eastern Illinois University officials say they will investigate the cause of a fire inside a three-story heat-recovery unit at the school's Renew...
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Iowa county's incomes recover faster than Illinois neighborDec 19, 2015 6:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Households in one of eastern Iowa's most populous counties have weathered the rough economy better than their counterparts in a neighboring Illino...
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Poet Nikki Giovanni headlines MLK Day program in AuroraDec 19, 2015 6:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - One of the nation's best known and most honored poets will headline a 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Day program in Aurora. Writer, activist, and Virgin...
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State watchdog investigating NIU President Doug BakerDec 19, 2015 6:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - A state watchdog agency has been investigating Northern Illinoi University President Doug Baker for months, and the university has paid tens of thous...
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Retired police captain dies in apparent accidental shootingDec 18, 2015 6:00 am - SWANSEA, Ill. (AP) - A retired East St. Louis police captain has died in an apparent accidental shooting. The Belleville News-Democrat (http://bit.ly/1OAne5Q ) reports t...
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New head of Illinois prosecutors group targets encryptionDec 18, 2015 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The new president of the Illinois State's Attorneys Association says he wants to shine a spotlight on issues including the encryption of data on ...
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Chicago firefighter remembered for love of family, faithDec 18, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Hundreds of mourners packed a chapel Friday morning for the funeral of a Chicago firefighter who died after falling down an elevator shaft while battling ...
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Federal jury convicts Danville woman of girl's sexual abuseDec 18, 2015 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A federal jury has convicted a Danville woman of kidnapping and sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl after she and her husband misrepresented themselve...
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Alton looks to add riverfront RV park near concert venueDec 18, 2015 6:00 am - ALTON, Ill. (AP) - City leaders in Alton want to build a municipal recreational vehicle park near an outdoor concert venue on the banks of the Mississippi River. The (Al...