Articles filed under Illinois
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State emergency law sparked by NIU shootingOct 10, 2015 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Public college and university campuses across the country are required by federal law to have a plan in place to deal with massacres like this mon...
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Computerized system means no McHenry court reporter shortageOct 10, 2015 7:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - Courts across Illinois have been dealing with a shortage of court reporters, but not in McHenry County. Court Administrator Dan Wallis says McHenr...
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Mississippi River bridge in northeast Missouri faces repairsOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - LOUISIANA, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Department of Transportation will shut down a Mississippi River bridge for several days later this month for repairs. MoDOT says the C...
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NIU to rededicate plaque honoring fallen WWII veteransOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Northern Illinois University is rededicating a plaque honoring eight student-athletes who died during World War II. The ceremony will be Friday morni...
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Chinese students bring new business to Champaign-UrbanaOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - More than 5,200 students from China attend the University of Illinois campus in Champaign-Urbana and local businesses are taking notice. Libby Tyl...
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Mural, crosswalk art project underway downtown SpringfieldOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A planned mural and crosswalk art project is underway in downtown Springfield after experiencing two years of delays. The (Springfield) State Jo...
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Peoria man pleads guilty in toddler's beating deathOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has admitted to fatally beating his girlfriend's 19-month-old son last December. Twenty-year-old Deon Wells of Peoria pleaded ...
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ISU president calls for end to budget turmoil in SpringfieldOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University is feeling the effects of the lack of a state budget but the school remains "strong and stable," president Larry Dietz said...
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St. Louis' mayor makes latest pitch for spy agency campusOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis' mayor is making his latest push to lure a federal spy agency's new 3,100-employee regional headquarters, insisting that losing the agency "wo...
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Donations come in for new police dog in Winnebago CountyOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Residents of Winnebago County are contributing money to train a third police dog for the sheriff's department. The Rockford Register Star reports (...