Articles filed under Illinois
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Restored 1890s Keyhole House in Southern Illinois for saleOct 12, 2015 7:00 am - ANNA, Ill. (AP) - One of the oldest structures in the Southern Illinois community of Anna is up for sale. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan (http://bit.ly/1jiOqOQ ) r...
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Springfield mayor wants residency requirement for city staffOct 12, 2015 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The mayor of Springfield wants to pass an ordinance to require new municipal employees to live in the city. The State Journal-Register reports (...
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Actor Dick Van Dyke steps in to save his childhood homeOct 12, 2015 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Actor Dick Van Dyke is taking steps to save his childhood home, which was slated for demolition in the central Illinois city of Danville. News stor...
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Rauner says he would pay his own way to recruit business back to IllinoisOct 12, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday that he would travel to Texas or even to China on his “own nickel” to bring companies and jobs back to Illinois. Rauner also push for the e...
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Bloomington park is designated as Important Bird AreaOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A park in the central Illinois city of Bloomington has been officially classified as an important stopover site for migrating birds. The (Bloomi...
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Illinois city hopes anvil earns 'world's largest' honorOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - MARTINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois community is hoping to earn a world record distinction with a giant anvil weighing more than two tons. The Journal Gazette & Times-...
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Skydiver from Berwyn dies after 'hard landing'Oct 11, 2015 1:00 am - OTTAWA - A 65-year-old suburban Chicago man has died following a skydiving accident in the northern Illinois community of Ottawa. The LaSalle County Sheriff's Office say...
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National Science Foundation chief to speak at Urbana campusOct 10, 2015 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The director of the National Science Foundation plans to visit the University of Illinois' Urbana campus to mark the agency's sponsorship of a new en...
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Bridge construction to halt Chicago-St. Louis Amtrak trainsOct 10, 2015 7:00 am - Amtrak will halt train service between Chicago and St. Louis from Oct. 17-31 to allow workers to rebuild and expand six bridges along Illinois' high-speed rail route. T...
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Former Dwight prison to become fire-training facilityOct 10, 2015 7:00 am - DWIGHT, Ill. (AP) - The former women's prison in Dwight will become a fire-training facility. The (Kankakee) Daily Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1GAxvfx ) the Dwight Fi...