Articles filed under Illinois
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Health officials in Quincy say medication drop box a successFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Health officials in western Illinois say a drop-off box for people to dispose of unwanted medications has been a success. Adams County Health Departm...
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Official: Rauner budget to include more corrections officersFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner's first budget address will include a proposal to hire more than 470 corrections officers at the state's prisons. That's accor...
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Madigan: Gov. Rauner has 'tough medicine' to deliverFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A top Democratic lawmaker says Illinois' Gov. Bruce Rauner plans to deliver "tough medicine" in his budget address tomorrow. House Speaker Micha...
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Illinois bill would add e-cigarettes to indoor smoking banFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Smokers who favor electronic cigarettes could be pushed outside under an Illinois lawmaker's proposal. State Rep. Kathleen Willis wants the use ...
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Measles shot rate varies widely by schoolFeb 16, 2015 4:30 am - Measles vaccination rates at schools across the area range from 100 percent to less than 75 percent, with schools at the lower end of that range having more students exe...
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Arlington entrepreneur celebrates weddingsFeb 16, 2015 4:00 am - Keith KoKoruz of Arlington Heights in January bought the iconic Fred Fox Studios. He is adding it to his portfolio that includes Aberdeen's Wedding Florists, DJ services...
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Streamwood High chess player saves 7-year-old from drowningFeb 16, 2015 12:00 am - Andrew Wilson said he was nervous about using his CPR training for the first time; he had heard stories about it not working. The 16-year-old from Elgin was in Peoria on...
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Joe Walsh eyes challenge to U.S. Sen. Mark KirkFeb 16, 2015 12:00 am - Former one-term Republican congressman and conservative radio host Joe Walsh says he's "seriously looking into" a primary challenge to U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk next year. "I ...
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Illinois Gov. Rauner speaks to students, praises 'Selma'Feb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois' new governor and first lady spent a portion of President's Day speaking to students about the importance of the civil rights movement....
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Police arrest tenant following fire at Bloomington apartmentFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A 56-year-old Bloomington woman has been arrested following an apartment fire that injured two people on the city's west side. Firefighters resp...