Articles filed under Illinois
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Meijer hiring 540 workers for Rockford-area storesFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Meijer is hiring 540 people to work at grocery and merchandise supercenters opening in May in Rockford and nearby Machesney Park. The Rockford Regi...
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Senator: New education bill could have bipartisan supportFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Two Illinois lawmakers say the time is right for lawmakers to fix the way the state distributes education dollars. Republican state Sen. Jason B...
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Illinois township's 19th century records posted onlineFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - MUNDELEIN, Ill. (AP) - A township in northern Illinois has started digitally preserving hundreds of pages of old documents and posting them online. Fremont Township Cler...
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Senate confirms Obama's pick for Pentagon chiefFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Barack Obama's choice to run the Pentagon, handing Ash Carter the unenviable task of steering the military a...
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Thieves steal more than $425K in jewels at Schaumburg storeFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) - Police are searching for two men who stole more than $425,000 worth of gems in a smash and grab at a Schaumburg jeweler. Schaumburg police spokes...
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Nevada leads US in per-capita growth in solar jobsFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - RENO, Nev. (AP) - The number of solar industry jobs in Nevada more than doubled last year, the fastest per capita growth in the nation, a nonprofit research and educatio...
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Freeport-area public transit nearly doubles in last 6 monthsFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - Freeport-area public transportation has seen a boost in the last six months. The (Freeport) Journal Standard reports (http://bit.ly/1J0EnbN ) that ...
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Winnebago man charged with sexual abuse of 5 in daycareFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Prosecutors have charged a northern Illinois man with sexually abusing five children as young as 3 years old at a home daycare operated by his wife...
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Peoria man guilty of murder in shooting death at house partyFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A 38-year-old Peoria man has been convicted of fatally shooting a state lawmaker's stepson at a house party last spring. Jurors deliberated for about...
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No Illinois Powerball winner, but state does have $1M ticketFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - WESTVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Illinois didn't have one of the jackpot-winning Powerball tickets, but state lottery officials say a $1 million winning ticket from the drawing wa...