Articles filed under Illinois
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Flamingo exhibit in Bloomington stalled by projected costsFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Construction of a flamingo exhibit at a central Illinois zoo has been stalled because of projected costs. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reports (...
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Farm equipment maker Deere foresees sharp sales dropFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - MOLINE (AP) - The chairman and CEO of Deere & Co. says the agricultural equipment maker is preparing for the largest single-year sales drop in its 178-year history. The ...
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Vehicle-location system to shorten emergency response timesFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in Normal say emergency vehicles should be arriving more quickly than in the past because of a technology upgrade. The (Bloomington) Pant...
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Effingham School Board OKs advertising at football gamesFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) - Advertisers will be able to make a pitch to consumers during Effingham High School football games. The Effingham Daily News reports that (http://b...
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Cahokia man to be sentenced in April for shooting deathFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - CAHOKIA, Ill. (AP) - A Cahokia man will be sentenced in April after pleading guilty in the fatal shooting of another man last year. The Belleville News-Democrat reports ...
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Schaumburg's Catamaran climbs after earnings reportFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - Shares of Catamaran jumped Thursday before markets opened and after the pharmacy benefits manager announced a $405 million acquisition and quarterly results that trumped...
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No serious injuries in western Illinois school bus accidentFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - EAST MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Officials say no students were seriously injured when a school bus rolled over in icy weather in western Illinois. Illinois State Police say the...
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Teen charged in fatal East St. Louis shootingFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - An 18-year-old southern Illinois man has been charged with first-degree murder in an East St. Louis shooting. The Belleville News-Democrat (b...
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Trucker convicted in 2014 fatal Illinois Tollway crashFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago judge has convicted a truck driver on several felony charges filed in connection with a crash that killed an Illinois Tollway wor...
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Lake County health officials issue measles alertFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Health officials in Lake County say people who visited a particular home-improvement store on Feb. 15 may have been exposed to the measles virus. T...