Articles filed under Illinois
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State worker urges Supreme Court to throw out pension lawMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A woman who's worked for the state for 15 years says her life savings is at stake as the Illinois Supreme Court considers whether to throw out a...
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5 Illinois prison facilities could end up short on payrollMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - At least five Illinois prisons don't appear to have enough money to pay workers through the fiscal year that ends June 30, according to state re...
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2 mayors seek state lawmaker support of renovation tax breakMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Supporters of a historic building tax break will have to justify to Illinois lawmakers the cost of renewing the credit in the middle of a budget...
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Illinois mayors say tax credit vital to building renovationMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The mayors of Rockford and Peoria testified before a Senate committee Wednesday afternoon on how vital a historic building tax break is and how ...
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Denver company backs southern Illinois marijuana growerMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - ANNA, Ill. (AP) - A medical marijuana business in far southern Illinois intends to start construction this month of a 27,000-square-foot facility that would produce a fi...
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2 Aurora teens killed when SUV strikes semi in intersectionMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - ROCHELLE, Ill. (AP) - Two teenagers are dead after the SUV they were riding in slammed into a semi-truck in a fog-shrouded intersection in northern Illinois. Illinois St...
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Peoria County man facing charges of threatening judgeMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A Peoria County man is being accused of stalking and threatening a judge. The (Peoria) Journal Star (http://bit.ly/1E6Ehr9 ) reports 44-year-old Jaso...
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Illinois House speaker's panel meets to discuss school fundsMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - With the state's dire budget situation serving as an impetus, a bipartisan panel of House members Wednesday took up work begun by Democrats last...
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Meeting planned for Illinois community garden at fairgroundsMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A meeting will be held for Illinois residents hoping to participate in the seventh annual community garden at the state fairgrounds in Springfie...
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Hundreds protest in Capitol over proposed budget cutsMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Dozens of protesters have been escorted from the Illinois House gallery during protests over proposed state budget cuts to social service progra...