Articles filed under Illinois
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Police: 2 college students from suburbs safe after being abductedDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Two missing New York college students from the suburbs have been found safe after police say they were abducted and held hostage. Roch...
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World's largest storm reservoir begins filling upDec 06, 2015 6:00 am - THORNTON, Ill. (AP) - A nearly century-old limestone quarry south of Chicago is beginning its new life as a massive reservoir for capturing stormwater overflows. The Tho...
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Proposal calls for Ray Bradbury museum at shuttered libraryDec 06, 2015 6:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A private-sector effort is seeking to redevelop a long-shuttered library in Waukegan into a museum named for late author Ray Bradbury. Bradbury was...
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Hunters urged to provide samples for deer disease monitoringDec 06, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Deer hunters statewide are encouraged to allow samples to be taken for chronic wasting disease from adult deer they harvest. The Illinois Depart...
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Prison officials say 2 inmates escape in southern IllinoisDec 06, 2015 6:00 am - DIXON SPRINGS, Ill. (AP) - State prison officials say two inmates incarcerated on drug charges have escaped a facility in southern Illinois. A statement from an Illinois...
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EXCHANGE: Illinois couple breeds prize-winning rabbitsDec 05, 2015 6:00 am - BOODY, Ill. (AP) - When a good idea jumps out in front of you, the savvy entrepreneur hops right to it. A case in point would be the splendidly named Thumping Trails Rab...
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Macon County recycles Christmas lights, helps Red CrossDec 05, 2015 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Macon County has found a use for those old strings of Christmas lights - and a way to help people in central Illinois at the same time. The (Decatur...
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Benton looks to tear down cabin known as teen hot spotDec 04, 2015 6:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A log cabin that served as a popular gathering spot for generations of southern Illinois teens is likely headed for the scrap heap. The (Carbondale) ...
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Statue for war monument arrives in FreeportDec 04, 2015 6:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - Victory has returned to Freeport. Victory is a bronze statue that organizers are preparing to place atop the city's Civil War monument on the groun...
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Committee formed to find new U of Illinois athletic directorDec 04, 2015 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The eight-member committee that has started searching for a new University of Illinois athletic director includes a professor, a coach and a unive...