Articles filed under Illinois
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SIU says state budget cuts would affect athletic programsMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University leaders hope the cuts coming in next year's state budget won't be as deep as Gov. Bruce Rauner has proposed but say ...
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Illinois woman dies in wrong-way crash on Missouri highwayMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Authorities say a southwestern Illinois woman was killed after her vehicle ran off a Missouri highway. Eighty-one-year-old Lorraine Clark of Waterloo, I...
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Rockford police investigating body found lying in streetMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Police are conducting a death investigation after a 52-year-old man's body was found on the southwest side of Rockford. Officers arrived at the sce...
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Springfield museum to hold anniversary celebrationMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is celebrating its 10th anniversary and a Lincoln family birthday with a day of activities f...
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New Yorkers pay respects to Cardinal Egan at public viewingMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Cardinal Edward Egan, who anointed the dead, distributed rosaries and performed funerals after the World Trade Center attacks, lay in repose Monday in th...
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Judge allows Peoria Twitter prankster's case to go forwardMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A federal judge has refused to dismiss a case brought by a man whose home was raided by police after he created a Twitter account to spoof Peoria's m...
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Security upgrade set for Illinois state mental health centerMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State purchasing records show a new security system will be installed at Illinois' Chester Mental Health Center. The Springfield bureau of Lee E...
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Bloomington considers charge for bulky waste pickupMar 07, 2015 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Bloomington officials have proposed charging a fee to pick up residents' discarded sofas and tree branches. City administrators recommend the ci...
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Southern Illinois transit service not just for seniorsMar 07, 2015 10:00 pm - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Williamson County's transit service isn't just for seniors. Officials in the southern Illinois region are trying to get the word out that the Rid...
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U of I to oppose elimination of employee tuition waiversMar 07, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois officials say they will oppose a plan in the Legislature to abolish the 50 percent tuition waivers offered to children of...