Articles filed under Illinois
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Winnebago County records under federal investigationOct 16, 2015 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Documents show that federal authorities are investigating Winnebago County expense records and have issued a subpoena for the county board chairman...
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Army veteran fights off man threatening children with knivesOct 16, 2015 7:00 am - MORTON, Ill. (AP) - A 75-year-old army veteran is recovering from injuries suffered when he fought off a knife-wielding man who threatened children at a central Illinois...
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New rooftop helipad planned for Rockford Memorial HospitalOct 16, 2015 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A new rooftop helicopter landing pad at Rockford Memorial Hospital is in the works. The Rockford Register Star reports (http://bit.ly/1LP8w9D ) the...
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Clinton, Bush raise big bucks from IllinoisansOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - Democrat Hillary Clinton has raised the most money from Illinoisans among presidential candidates by far, and former Republican Gov. Jeb Bush has fared the best here amo...
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Survey again suggests rural economic slowdown in 10 statesOct 15, 2015 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A third consecutive overall index drop in a monthly rural bankers survey suggests an economic slowdown is ahead for rural parts of 10 Western and Plai...
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150-car train delivers sand to oil and gas hub in New MexicoOct 15, 2015 7:00 am - LOVING, N.M. (AP) - A 150-car freight train recently delivered 16,500 tons of sand for oil and gas fracking to a facility in southeastern New Mexico. Rangeland Energy sa...
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U of Illinois professor building jazz-improvisation computerOct 15, 2015 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Improvisation is at the heart of jazz and a University of Illinois researcher aims to use it to study interaction between people and increasingly ...
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Could Hastert secrets emerge? 'It could clearly happen'Oct 15, 2015 1:00 am - A former assistant U.S. attorney says a guilty plea by former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert likely would be an attempt to keep secret the circumstances behind the ac...
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Duckworth raises big money; Kirk has more in the bankOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates led Illinois Senate candidates in fundraising for the third quarter of the year, according to numbers provided by...
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Republican Leader Radogno to back KasichOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - A former version of this story misstated House Republican Leader Jim Durkin's presidential preference. He previously backed Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Illinois Se...