Articles filed under Illinois
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Lawmaker with lavish decor billed private planes, concertsFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock spent taxpayer and campaign funds on private planes to fly around the country on aircraft owned by some of his donors. An As...
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Depot with Lincoln connection on national registerFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A railroad depot where Abraham Lincoln spoke before leaving for his first inauguration is among 23 Illinois sites added last year to the Nationa...
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Clinton man, 52, dies in house fireFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - CLINTON, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a 52-year-old Clinton man was killed in a house fire over the weekend. First responders found Scott R. Miller lying on the floor in ...
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Marion woman charged with stealing shoes from storeFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - MARION, Ill. (AP) - A Marion woman is accused of stealing four pairs of shoes from a department store and attacking an employee who tried to stop her. The Southern Illin...
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Trial of trucker opens Tuesday in fatal 2014 crash by AuroraFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A trial is set to begin Tuesday for a truck driver charged in a 2014 crash that killed an Illinois Tollway worker and seriously injured a State Poli...
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Western Illinois University to eliminate 24 programsFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - The provost at Western Illinois University has presented a plan that would eliminate 24 university programs and review 17 others. The McDonough Count...
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Appeals filed against western Illinois wind-energy lineFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - A group that represents property owners and a utility have appealed Illinois Commerce Commission approval of plans to build an electricity line ...
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California congressman wants hearing on superbug outbreakFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Congress should launch an investigation into what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is doing to prevent additional superbug infections after a dea...
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St. Clair County boosts bid for federal agency relocationFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) - A southwestern Illinois county is offering free land to a little-known federal intelligence agency that's looking for a new home near St. Louis. T...
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Powerball jackpot winner in North Carolina: Single mom of 4Feb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A single mother of four from North Carolina is one of three winners in a huge Powerball jackpot drawn earlier this month. At a news conference Monda...