Articles filed under Illinois
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Pedestrian bridge in Moline is years from completionMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Work to replace a closed-off pedestrian bridge to a Mississippi River island at Moline likely won't be finished for years. The (Moline) Dispatch repo...
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Illinois justices press state's lawyer on pension overhaulMar 11, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Supreme Court justices asked the state's lawyer to explain Wednesday how the government can seek extraordinary power to reduce public pension bene...
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When, how teens can legally drive or should take a busMar 11, 2015 1:00 am - The tragic accident that killed two Aurora Central Catholic High School teenagers brings to mind explicit laws made just for young and inexperienced drivers. The teens, ...
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Teachers protest bill that would let schools skip gym classMar 11, 2015 1:00 am - A flood of physical education teachers, some holding clipboards and wearing sneakers, flooded a state hearing Wednesday to argue schools shouldn't be allowed to get rid ...
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Specialty drugs save lives, come with daunting price tagsMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - Mati Munoz lost her liver to hepatitis C, and the virus was attacking its transplanted replacement last year when her doctor prescribed a drug combination that could sav...
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Fairview Heights man gets 25 years for killing teenMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southwestern Illinois man has been convicted of fatally shooting a 17-year-old in the head nearly two years ago. Twenty-four-year-old Sybohnn E...
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Dixon cement plant to reopen after closing in 2008Mar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - A cement company that closed its Dixon plant in 2008 amid the economic downturn says it's ready to reopen the northern Illinois facility. The (Dixon) ...
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Illinois bill would require restaurants to clean play areasMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A measure that would require restaurants to clean play equipment at least once a day is under consideration in the Illinois House. The Springfie...
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Truck driver in Amtrak crash in NC has history of violationsMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Court records show the truck driver whose oversized rig derailed an Amtrak passenger train and injured 55 people is a convicted felon with a long hi...
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Man freed after 19 years in prison sues Peoria, policemenMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A man who spent nearly 20 years in an Illinois prison for the 1994 rape of a 16-year-old girl and a home invasion before the charges were dropped has...