Articles filed under Illinois
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States vowing to limit Syrian refugees may lack power to actNov 16, 2015 12:00 am - Republican governors, including Illinois' Bruce Rauner, are vowing to refuse Syrian refugees in the aftermath of last week's deadly terrorist attacks in Paris linked to ...
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48 percent of Illinois households are wireless onlyNov 16, 2015 12:00 am - State data shows that about half of Illinois households only have wireless phone service. The Illinois Commerce Commission says 48 percent of households in the state rel...
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Construction of Carbondale solar-energy field stalledNov 15, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A solar-powered energy station in Carbondale is on hold while the developer waits on potential state help. Pete Pedersen is managing principal f...
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Alexander County hires collection agency to for unpaid finesNov 15, 2015 6:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - The state's attorney's office in Alexander County has joined a growing number of prosecutors' offices in Illinois who have turned to a private company...
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6-year-old Metamora student raises $1,400 for honor flightsNov 15, 2015 6:00 am - METAMORA, Ill. (AP) - A 6-year-old Metamora student has raised $1,400 in a week to send war veterans to Washington, D.C. J.J. Murphy is a first-grader at Metamora Grade ...
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Rauner corporate tax-break plan tighten rules, draw criticsNov 15, 2015 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has taken steps he says will rein in the state's sometimes controversial system of corporate tax breaks. But the announcement ha...
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Midwest travel: Get a taste of Santa-style luxuryNov 14, 2015 6:22 am - Chicago Suite Santa Check out the penthouse view from Santa's luxury suite on the 41st floor of Swissôtel Chicago. The five-room Presidential Suite has been tr...
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Illinois Department of Insurance discloses privacy breachNov 14, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois insurance officials mistakenly allowed the Social Security numbers of an unknown number of health care providers to be posted publicly....
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Madigan, Rauner budget meeting postponed by funeralNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - A long-anticipated budget meeting will be delayed from Wednesday to next month after House Speaker Michael Madigan announced he couldn't attend because of a family funer...
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How Illinois senators reacted to Paris attackNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk pressed the Obama administration on its refugee policy after the Friday Paris attacks, while Sen. Dick Durbin praised U.S. intelligence efforts but w...