Articles filed under Illinois
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'Breakfast Club' cast members attend anniversary screeningMar 15, 2015 11:00 pm - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Ensuring film-lovers won't forget about them, actresses Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy reminisced about making "The Breakfast Club" at a screening o...
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Caterpillar faces 'aggressive' challenge from KomatsuMar 15, 2015 7:32 am - Caterpillar has grappled with the commodities slump and a slowdown in Chinese demand. Now it faces pressure from its largest competitor, reinvigorated by the turmoil in ...
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Woman, 21, dies in apartment fire in northwestern IllinoisMar 14, 2015 11:00 pm - STOCKTON, Ill. (AP) - A 21-year-old woman has died in an apartment fire in northwestern Illinois' Jo Daviess County. The Stockton Police Department identifies the victim...
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Family seeking answers in woman's fatal fall at nursing homeMar 14, 2015 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The family of an 85-year-old nursing home patient who was found dead at the bottom of a stairway still strapped in her wheelchair said they are s...
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Edwardsville campus promotes fire safety after 2012 deathsMar 14, 2015 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Freshman orientation at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville will include a program on fire safety spurred by the 2012 deaths of two st...
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Illinois county fairs must get by with less state moneyMar 14, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - County fairs across Illinois are reassessing their finances as the state reduces its support in a cost-saving measure. A recent letter from Repu...
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Authorities clean up small Mississippi River oil spillMar 14, 2015 11:00 pm - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - A towboat operator inadvertently pumped about 50 gallons of an oil and water mix into the Mississippi River Friday, but officials said the spill has ...
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Lawmaker: Fine agencies that violate open-records lawsMar 14, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A lawmaker suggests imposing fines on government agencies that violate open-records laws. Rep. Jack Franks is a Marengo Democrat who sponsored a...
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1 dead after car crashes into house, bursts into flamesMar 14, 2015 11:00 pm - PROPHETSTOWN, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in western Illinois say one person is dead after a car crashed into a home and erupted into flames. The Whiteside County Sheriff's ...
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Southern Illinois prosecutor vows crackdown on sex assaultsMar 13, 2015 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Jackson County's top prosecutor is vowing to devote more resources to rape investigations and to work more closely with victims' advocates. The p...