Articles filed under Illinois
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Rauner picks District 214 administrator to lead community college boardMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Associate Superintendent Lazaro Lopez was named chairman of the Illinois Community College Board by Gov. Bruce Rauner Friday....
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County board chairman sends cost-savings ideas to RaunerMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor has sent Gov. Bruce Rauner a list of ways the state could help save his county money. Rauner has proposed cutting the amount of s...
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EPA: No chemicals detected in air near oil train fireMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - GALENA, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says no chemicals have been detected in the air near an oil train that derailed and burst into flames in wes...
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DeKalb County recycles half-million pounds of electronicsMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - DeKalb County communities recycled more than a half-million pounds of computers, TVs and other electronics since it hired a new company to handle "e-...
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Illinois oil train derailment involved safer tank carsMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - GALENA, Ill. (AP) - The rail cars that split open and burst into flames during a western Illinois oil train derailment this week had been retrofitted with protective shi...
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Illinois records 7th-coldest February on recordMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois climate experts say this February was the seventh coldest on record in the state. Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel says the statewi...
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Effort underway to save historic Rockford doorway after fireMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - An effort is underway in Rockford to raise enough money to save the intricate entryway left standing after a January fire destroyed the former home...
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Prosecutor: Illinois officers cleared in fatal shootingMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - TUSCOLA, Ill. (AP) - An eastern Illinois prosecutor says two officers who shot a man to death outside a home in early January did nothing wrong. Tuscola police officer M...
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Lindenwood student accused of sexual assaultMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Lindenwood University student-athlete is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault for allegedly making sexual contact with two women ...
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Legislation would make pumpkin Illinois' official state pieMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Pumpkin pie could be the new official state pie of Illinois. An Illinois House committee on Thursday approved legislation just before they ate h...