Articles filed under Illinois
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Catholic health system raises minimum wage to $10 an hourNov 13, 2015 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A Peoria, Illinois-based Catholic health system with hospitals in Illinois and Michigan, is raising its minimum wage to $10 an hour. OSF HealthCare a...
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Man accused of choking mother at her East Peoria homeNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A man is accused of choking his mother in front of his 11-year-old son because she bothered him while he was sleeping in her East Peoria home. Thirty...
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Medical helicopter targeted with laser beam in SpringfieldNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a medical helicopter was targeted with a laser beam as it was landing at a Springfield hospital. Springfield airport Director Ma...
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ISU reports rising graduation rateNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University is reporting a graduation rate of 73.4 percent. The school in Normal announced Wednesday that is the highest rate in recent...
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Family sues county coroner it says left body parts at sceneNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The family of a man killed in a truck crash in southern Illinois is suing a county coroner's office that it says failed to recover all of the v...
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ComEd crews work to restore power knocked out by windsNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Crews are working to restore power in northern Illinois after strong wind gusts led to outages. ComEd said Thursday afternoon about 4,600 customers remain...
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DuPage County to keep sending youth detainees to Kane CountyNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) - DuPage County has agreed to renew an agreement that sends its youth detainees to the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center in St. Charles. The (Ar...
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Coal City man finds flag, military badges after tornadoNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - COAL CITY, Ill. (AP) - A Coal City man found a flag inside a glass case and service badges after a summer tornado and is searching for the owner. The (Joliet) Herald-New...
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Children's book drive benefits only East St. Louis libraryNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Book donations are flowing to the only public library in cash-strapped East St. Louis after a monthlong teachers' strike highlighted its lack...
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Sewer surcharges left off bills, costing Quincy up to $30KNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Officials in the western Illinois city of Quincy say they've discovered some big customers have been under-billed for sewer services. The Quincy Hera...