Articles filed under Illinois
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Springfield hopes creative signs get drivers to slow downSep 05, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Sgt. Jeff Royer is going to creative lengths to get Springfield drivers to slow down. Even if it means getting a little corny. 'œYes, it's stupi...
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Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of graceSep 04, 2021 7:00 am - Bone-tired like everyone else in Kabul, Taliban fighters spent the last moments of the 20-year Afghanistan war watching the night skies for the flares that would signal ...
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Local artists to reopen downtown Bloomington gallerySep 04, 2021 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - When Eileen Backman started painting local street scenes and parts of the downtown Bloomington skyline, she didn't expect her art would hang for...
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Illinois to expand farmer mental health resources, servicesSep 04, 2021 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A pilot program aimed at helping farmers and farm families struggling with stress-related mental health issues is expanding to serve all of Illinois...
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Winnebago County coroner charged with stealing from the deadSep 03, 2021 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois coroner has been indicted by a grand jury on charges that include stealing more than $14,000 from dead people. According to t...
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Activists expect some Texans will head to Illinois for abortions because of new strict lawSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Activists on both sides of the abortion debate believe a Texas law banning most abortions will lead to more people seeking the procedure in Illinois. The Texas law, enac...
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Sensors provide a real-time glimpse at Chicago River qualitySep 02, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Rowers, kayakers and other users of the Chicago River are getting a real-time look at one measure of water quality in the system that weaves through downt...
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House sponsor says she'll take another crack at ethics bill - if lawmakers return in timeSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The House sponsor of a long-debated ethics bill that failed in the House earlier this week said she will bring it up for another vote if lawmakers come bac...
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COVID-19 update: Suburban hospitals say they're 'busy' but not as bad as other parts of stateSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Experts at two suburban hospitals characterized their COVID-19 situations as “challenging” and “busy” Thursday but not overwhelming compared to rural parts of Illinois, ...
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Pritzker vows to protect abortion rights in IllinoisSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday that he's "very concerned" about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to block a new Texas law banning most abortions in the state, and...