Articles filed under Illinois
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Foes step up action on bill protecting religious objectionsMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The coalition that led last year's campaign against adding a gay marriage ban to Indiana's constitution is now trying to build public opposition to a...
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Cannon fire, 2,000 re-enactors among Lincoln funeral eventsMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The organizers of a re-enactment marking the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's funeral say it will include cannon fire and an estimated 2,0...
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Police find Illinois sexual assault convict in hidden roomMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - NEWARK, Ill. (AP) - Officials in northern Illinois say they've found a man convicted of sexual assault in a hidden room at his wife's Newark home after a two-month manhu...
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Lineup announced for 17th annual Ebertfest in ChampaignMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Roger Ebert's film festival will open this year with screenings of filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard's "Goodbye to Language 3D" and actor turned director ...
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Illinois man killed running across I-94 in MinneapolisMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities say an Illinois man was struck and killed while running across Interstate 94 north of downtown Minneapolis. The Minnesota State Patrol say...
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Lawmaker facing spending probe benefited from donor projectsMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, under scrutiny for lavishly redecorating his Capitol Hill office and flying aboard private planes owned by donors, has buil...
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Plan to let government pull notices from newspapers rejectedMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - An Illinois House committee Thursday rejected legislation that would strip the requirement that local governments have to publish certain legal notices in newspapers. Th...
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Tollway speed limits in suburbs likely going upMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - Speed limits might be increasing by 5 to 10 mph this summer on several segments of the tollway that run through the suburbs. Higher speed limits on parts of I-294, I-88...
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New TurboAppeal.com seeks to help homeowners streamline their property tax appealsMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - When homeowners receive their property tax notices, they have a window of time to file an appeal to reduce those taxes. That involves filling out a form for free at thei...
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Judge: 'Impending sense of doom' could force state budget fixMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - Time is running out for lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner to find a budget fix that will allow the state to keep paying for court reporters across the suburbs. The money f...