Articles filed under Illinois
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Lawmakers propose to slow heroin use with new billsFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - A uniform statewide system that tracks drug overdoses could help Illinois address widespread heroin use in the suburbs, a local lawmaker says. While exact details of the...
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Rockford man pleads guilty in armed robbery at pharmacyFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A 22-year-old Rockford man has pleaded guilty to armed robbery in a holdup at a local pharmacy. Nikolas Dunn admitted to the November 2011 robbery,...
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Macon County confirms 2 cases of tuberculosisFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Two people are being treated for tuberculosis in Macon County. The county health department confirmed the tuberculosis cases Wednesday. The departme...
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Collection of Robert Graves writing donated to ISUFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - A collection of works by celebrated English poet and novelist Robert Graves has been donated to Illinois State University's Milner Library. Graves wa...
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U of Illinois asks court to dismiss professor's lawsuitFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois has asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by a professor who lost a job offer from the school over anti-Israe...
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Correction: Sears-Results storyFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story Feb. 27 about Sears Holdings Corp., The Associated Press reported erroneously that Chief Financial Officer Rob Schriesheim said in a statement...
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Glasford man facing felony charges for threatening judgeFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A 44-year-old Glasford man is facing felony charges after allegedly sending a video featuring a dead coyote to a judge. Jason E. Cohee was charged Mo...
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Illinois plan would aid Exelon nuclear plantsFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Power-producing giant Exelon Corp. rounded out a phalanx of Illinois lawmakers and business leaders who said Thursday that three nuclear power p...
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Petesch appointed AP West Africa correspondentFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Carley Petesch, a longtime editor in Africa who has reported from Nigeria and South Africa for The Associated Press, has been named a West Africa cor...
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State veterans' department to honor Desert Storm soldiersFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state Department of Veterans' Affairs will honor 14 Illinois soldiers who died in Operation Desert Storm during the first Gulf War nearly a ...