Articles filed under Illinois
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Central Illinois brothers get decades for armed robberyOct 02, 2015 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Two central Illinois brothers in their teens have been sentenced to decades in prison for an armed robbery during which they shot and injured tw...
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University officials report mumps case at NIUOct 02, 2015 7:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - County health officials have confirmed that a Northern Illinois University student has mumps The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1PSd...
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Illinois treasurer warns of effects of budget impasseOct 02, 2015 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs has warned the state's top leaders that the budget impasse could affect "critically important" services in his ...
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East St. Louis teachers go on strikeOct 01, 2015 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Teachers in East St. Louis have gone on strike amid a contract stalemate with school district officials. Teachers were on picket lines Thursd...
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Man who lied about shooting himself says future 'ruined'Oct 01, 2015 7:00 am - EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) - A 22-year-old southern Illinois man convicted of a felony for lying about shooting himself has told a judge he regrets a decision that he says "ru...
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1 of Decatur zoo's pair of cheetahs diesOct 01, 2015 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A cheetah that has lived at the Scovill Zoo in Decatur for more than 10 years has died. Zoo director Ken Frye told the Herald & Review in Decatur (h...
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2 community college baseball players killed in Quincy crashOct 01, 2015 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say two members of a community college baseball team have died in a vehicle crash in western Illinois. The Quincy Herald-Whig reports (ht...
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4 finalists remain for Illinois Auditor General jobOct 01, 2015 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A state commission says the four finalists to replace retiring Illinois Auditor General William Holland include two Democratic legislators, a so...
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Century-old theater in southern Illinois city shuts downOct 01, 2015 7:00 am - DU QUOIN, Ill. (AP) - A century-old theater in the southern Illinois city of Du Quoin (doo-KOYN') has closed. The Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale reports (http://bit.l...
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Caterpillar announces 230 layoffs at factory in East PeoriaOct 01, 2015 7:00 am - EAST PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Caterpillar Inc. says it is indefinitely laying off 230 workers at its plant in East Peoria. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/1O...