Articles filed under Illinois
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Freeport High School greenhouse project seeks boostMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - A high school in northern Illinois is seeking help to complete a greenhouse for its agriculture students. The (Freeport) Journal-Standard reports (...
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Cuba looks north to US farmers for help with food crisisMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - GUIRA DE MELENA, Cuba (AP) - The rust-red fields stretched for miles in the Cuban sun, garlic shoots and beetroot leaves waving gently in the spring breeze. Pink piglets...
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Bloomington woman gets 18 years in mutilation of man's bodyMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - EUREKA, Ill. (AP) - A 25-year-old Bloomington woman has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for concealing a homicide and mutilating a body. Vishawn Mills admitted to c...
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Historic Rialto Theatre in Joliet faces big repair billsMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - The historic Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet may undergo another long list of repairs costing $1 million. Building Manager Mike Biedron says some of ...
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Construction digs up historic Springfield neighborhoodMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State and federal officials are asking the public for input on the future of the remains of an old neighborhood with ties to a 1908 race riot th...
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Court monitor says IDOT should clean house on hiring rulesMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A federal court-appointed monitor has recommended that the Illinois Department of Transportation clean up its hiring rules. A preliminary report...
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Cairo man, 43, facing murder charges in woman's deathMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - A Cairo man has been charged with murder in the death of 25-year-old woman. Officers found Gloria Faye Wiggins of Cairo dead in her apartment while co...
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Canton to blow historic steam whistle 3 times dailyMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - CANTON, Ill. (AP) - There are plans in Canton to blow the former International Harvester steam whistle three times daily. International Harvester closed more than 30 yea...
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Navistar reports 1Q loss, beats Wall Street expectationsMar 03, 2015 12:00 am - Navistar International Corp. (NAV) on Tuesday reported a loss of $42 million in its fiscal first quarter. The Lisle-based company said it had a loss of 52 cents per shar...
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New critical-thinking state tests cause angstMar 03, 2015 12:00 am - More than 1 million students to start taking PARCC standardized tests