Articles filed under Illinois
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Today in HistoryDec 10, 2015 6:00 am - Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2015. There are 21 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 10, 1905, the O. Henry shor...
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Illinois hunters harvest 86,711 deer during firearm seasonDec 10, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Hunters in Illinois harvested more than 85,000 deer during the seven-day firearm season - a more than 10 percent increase over last year. The Il...
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EXCHANGE: Illinois man bakes family recipe for charityDec 10, 2015 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Tuesday morning, Jerry Caldwell rested for a minute in a chair at the end of the restaurant-quality kitchen in the basement of First United Methodist...
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Top Democrat: No deal to put off school funding changesDec 10, 2015 12:00 am - There seemed to be a point of agreement coming out of the meeting between Gov. Bruce Rauner and top lawmakers this week when Republicans said changing the state's compli...
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University of Illinois plans new African-American centerDec 09, 2015 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois has committed nearly $5 million to building a new African-American Cultural Center at its Champaign-Urbana flagship cam...
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Antique religious posters found at Livingston County museumDec 09, 2015 6:00 am - HAMBURG TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Ten religious posters that are more than 115 years old have been found amid a renovation project at a museum in Livingston County. The Liv...
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Lawyers deny wrongdoing in hotel discrimination lawsuitDec 09, 2015 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Lawyers for a central Illinois hotel are denying wrongdoing in response to a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alle...
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Waukegan approves $1M contract for police body camerasDec 09, 2015 6:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - All sworn officers with the Waukegan Police Department will soon be equipped with body cameras. The City Council this week approved a $1 million, 1...
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Murder charges filed, $5M bond in Quincy beating deathDec 09, 2015 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A western Illinois man is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in a Quincy beating death. Police say 29-year-old Derek McKenzie used his fi...
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Illinois power plant explains inability to pay $2M in taxesDec 09, 2015 6:00 am - GRAND TOWER, Ill. (AP) - A power plant says it hasn't been able to pay more than $2 million in taxes to Jackson County because of a property tax assessment. The Grand To...