Articles filed under Illinois
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Budget shortfall could interrupt juvenile offender programMar 13, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state's budget shortfall may impact a program helping juvenile offenders get back on their feet once released. Gov. Bruce Rauner's office sa...
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Marijuana grower in southeastern Illinois posts jobsMar 13, 2015 11:00 pm - ALBION, Ill. (AP) - A medical marijuana cultivation center in southeastern Illinois has posted an employment application online and plans to participate in a job fair. B...
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Scientists: Popular dune in northwest Indiana to stay closedMar 13, 2015 11:00 pm - MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - A popular dune at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore along Lake Michigan will remain closed for a second straight summer as work continues t...
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Illinois officer rescues deer from icy lakeMar 13, 2015 11:00 pm - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - An off-duty central Illinois police officer and others rescued a deer from a cold Pekin lake after it fell through a thinning layer of ice. According ...
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Indianapolis mayor vetoes "Homeless Bill of Rights"Mar 13, 2015 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has vetoed a proposal supporters called a "Homeless Bill of Rights," saying it would have created liability issues. B...
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Rockford hoping new recruitment efforts boost police ranksMar 13, 2015 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Rockford police are hoping new recruitment efforts will help boost the department's ranks. The Rockford Register Star reports (http://bit.ly/1FZq9C...
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Man shot delivery driver, tossed explosives while fleeingMar 13, 2015 11:00 pm - ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) - Police say a man shot and wounded a pizza delivery driver before fleeing through Missouri and Illinois while tossing homemade dynamite sticks from his...
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Cahokia Mounds' 'Woodhenge' site of annual spring welcomeMar 13, 2015 11:00 pm - COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site will welcome spring with a special dawn event at the "Woodhenge" solar calendar. The March 22 ceremony w...
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Cook County measles outbreak has cost health departments $150,000Mar 13, 2015 1:00 am - The recent Cook County measles outbreak has cost the state and suburban health departments at least $150,000, officials said. Illinois hasn't seen a new measles case sin...
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Buffalo Grove Holocaust survivor re-appointed to state commissionMar 13, 2015 1:00 am - Fritzie Fritzshall, a Buffalo Grove resident and president of the board of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, was reappointed to the Illinois ...