Articles filed under Illinois
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Panel recommends Rep. Mautino for Illinois Auditor GeneralOct 06, 2015 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A bipartisan legislative panel on Tuesday recommended longtime state Rep. Frank Mautino to serve as Illinois' next auditor general. The Spring V...
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Route 66 Museum to hold auction in SpringfieldOct 06, 2015 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Good news for anyone who ever wanted to get their kicks on Route 66. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register (http://bit.ly/1FSNWZw ) reports t...
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First lady to christen submarine at Connecticut shipyardOct 06, 2015 7:00 am - GROTON, Conn. (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama is visiting Connecticut this weekend to christen a submarine named after her home state. Obama is the sponsor of the attac...
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Trooper gets court supervision for roadside strip searchOct 06, 2015 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois state trooper has been sentenced to one year of court supervision for a roadside strip search in East St. Louis that was captured on ...
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Taste of Chicago earns $320,000 this summerOct 06, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials say the city's five-day Taste of Chicago festival earned more than $320,000 this year. That number released Monday morning bests last ye...
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Nobel Prize for key discoveries about subatomic particlesOct 06, 2015 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for key discoveries about a cosmic particle that whizzes through space at nearly the speed of ligh...
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Duckworth, Kirk trade barbs over Letterman fundraiserOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - Retired late-night legend David Letterman is set to appear at a fundraiser for Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth's Senate campaign later this month, and the event dre...
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Nekritz snubbed for top auditor jobOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - A panel of state lawmakers recommended a downstate Democrat become the state's next top auditor, passing over state Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat who had pl...
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Last month the 9th warmest September on record for IllinoisOct 05, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois State Water Survey says last month was the ninth warmest September on record for Illinois. A statement from the research body says the averag...
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Museum dedicated to late Illinois congressman reopensOct 05, 2015 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - A museum dedicated to a late congressman credited with bringing billions of federal dollars to southern Illinois is back open. The (Carbondale) South...