Articles filed under Illinois
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Alpha Natural Resources plans to sell properties in 5 statesDec 17, 2015 6:00 am - BRISTOL, Va. (AP) - Coal operator Alpha Natural Resources has expanded to nearly two dozen the number of mine properties it plans to sell as part of its bankruptcy case....
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Benton seeks buyer for log cabin, former youth centerDec 17, 2015 6:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A log cabin that served as a popular gathering spot for generations of southern Illinois teens could have a new owner after the Benton City Council v...
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Teen fatally shot on Rockford's far west sideDec 17, 2015 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A 17-year-old boy has been fatally shot on the far west side of Rockford. Officers were called at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and found the teen suff...
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4 robbed in Champaign while trying to buy from online adsDec 17, 2015 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Champaign police say four people have recently been robbed while trying to buy items advertised on Craigslist. Police told The News-Gazette (http:...
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7th person charged in kidnapping of 2 NY college studentsDec 17, 2015 6:00 am - ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say they've charged a seventh person in the kidnapping and beating of two Rochester college students earlier this month. Rochester pol...
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Bankers say economy to stay weak in rural parts of 10 statesDec 17, 2015 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Bankers expect economic activity to remain slow in rural parts of 10 Western and Plains states over the next few months. The region's economic index d...
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Illinois judge gives ex-Arizona man 45 years in deathDec 17, 2015 6:00 am - PITTSFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Pike County judge has sentenced a former Arizona man to 45 years in prison for stabbing his half-brother to death in western Illinois. The Quin...
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AARP: Don't tax Illinois retirement incomeDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - The state's leading lobbying group for retirees said today it'll push back against attempts to tax Illinoisans' retirement incomes as the battle over state spending appr...
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Will Urlacher make the primary ballot?Dec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Republican Casey Urlacher sounded confident this week that he would overcome an effort to keep him off the March primary ballot in his effort to move up from Mettawa may...
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State: Nearly half need remediation when they start community collegeDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - State education officials say nearly half of Illinois high school graduates enrolled in state community colleges require remediation. New postsecondary remediation data ...