Articles filed under Illinois
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Protesters fear loss of day-care assistance for low income familiesFeb 19, 2015 12:00 am - Elgin's Ivy Academy of Early Learning joined people from across the state at a Springfield rally Thursday to ask the state to rescue a program that helps low-income pare...
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Rauner: Budget cuts won't affect fight against measles outbreakFeb 19, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposed budget cuts to the department of public health would not affect the state's efforts to control the most recent measles outbreak, a Rauner sp...
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Pontiac's Museum of Gilding Arts expandingFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois museum dedicated to gold leaf and the other gilding arts is getting more space in downtown Pontiac. The Museum of Gilding Arts is renova...
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Illinois sees wind chills as low as -20 to -30Feb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Temperatures dipped as low as -14 in parts of Illinois with wind chills forecast between 20 and 30 degrees below zero. The National Weather Servi...
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Lincoln, Dirksen, native astronaut highlight museum annexFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - A special collections annex highlighting archaeological artifacts to NASA items has opened at the Tazewell County Museum. The Pekin Daily Times report...
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Jann Weitzel named president of Missouri's Cottey CollegeFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - NEVADA, Mo. (AP) - An all-women college in the western Missouri city of Nevada has a new president. Cottey College's board has announced that Jann Rudd Weitzel replaces ...
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FTC moves to block Sysco's $3.5B purchase of US FoodsFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Antitrust regulators are challenging the $3.5 billion sale of US Foods to Sysco, saying the deal would hurt customers by reducing competition between foo...
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2 dead, over 170 potentially exposed in 'superbug' outbreakFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Contaminated medical instruments are suspected in a "superbug" outbreak at a Los Angeles hospital that has infected at least seven patients, two of wh...
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Oral arguments scheduled in Illinois pension lawsuitFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court has announced it will hear oral arguments in the state's landmark pension-overhaul case on March 11. Arguments will b...
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Rockford man pleads not guilty in quadruple homicideFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A 22-year-old Rockford man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the shooting deaths of four people, including two young children. The Rockford Register ...