Articles filed under Illinois
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Pet oxygen masks given to fire protection districtFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) - Firefighters in the Illinois village of New Lenox have some new equipment that may help them save the lives of pets suffering from smoke inhalatio...
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State nears decision on proposed eastern Illinois coal mineFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - ALLERTON, Ill. (AP) - The state Department of Natural Resources says it is nearing a decision on a mining permit sought by an Indiana company that wants to build a new c...
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House Roll Call: Approving 1-week DHS funding billFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - The 357-60 roll call Friday by which the House approved a bill to fund the Homeland Security Department for one week. The bill goes to President Barack Obama for his sig...
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Democrats caught between Obama, Netanyahu on speechFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Jewish House Democrats personally offered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a chance to lower the political temperature after he accepted a Rep...
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Rockton house fire kills 1, injures 1Feb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - ROCKTON, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a 58-year-old Rockton woman was killed trying to save vehicles from a burning garage at her home. Anita Specht was found dead in a v...
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2 skiers die at Breckenridge in span of 4 daysFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - FRISCO, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a 46-year-old man died while skiing at Breckenridge, marking the second on-mountain death at the resort in four days. Summit County ...
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Nature photographer acquitted on charges of taking eagletsFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois nature photographer has been found not guilty on charges of illegally taking two injured baby eagles from the wild, four months a...
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St. Clair County man charged with neglecting horsesFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man has been charged with neglecting four horses, which authorities say were severely underweight when they were discovered l...
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Lawmaker reimbursed costs for lavish office decorFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock repaid $40,000 from his personal checking account for redecorations to his congressional office in the style of the TV show ...
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Roskam Medicare plan gets movingFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - A proposal from U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam aimed at curbing Medicare fraud is set to make it to the House floor this week. The Wheaton Republican's plan could, among other t...