Articles filed under Illinois
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13-year-old robs Peoria bank with handgunApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- A 13-year-old boy used a handgun to rob a Peoria bank before police caught him hiding in a nearby garage after a foot chase. Police say the teen used the gun t...
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Hallmark cutting up to 8 percent of U.S. work forceApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Hallmark Cards Inc. on Tuesday said it will cut its U.S. work force by up to 8 percent as the nation's largest greeting card-maker struggles with fal...
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Under pressure, Ill. pays overdue Medicaid billsApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is speeding up payment of overdue bills so the state can qualify for more federal money. Illinois has fallen far behind in paying ...
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Deere to combine divisions, cut 200 jobsApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- Deere & Co. said Tuesday it plans to combine operations that make its iconic green and yellow tractors with another unit that manufactures products like ch...
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Artists dressing up Springfield with Lincoln hatsApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Anyone driving or walking around Illinois' capital city this summer might spot a a 3-foot-tall version of President Lincoln's black stovepipe hat. And ano...
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Barge strike closes bridge between Ky., Ill.Apr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - WICKLIFFE, Ky. -- A bridge linking Kentucky and Illinois is closed to traffic after a barge struck a bridge pier. U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Brad Hannon says the har...
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Illinois prisoner charged in attempted escapeApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - PONTIAC -- A former Pontiac Correctional Center inmate faces four felony counts in connection with an attempt to escape from the central Illinois prison that left a pris...
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3 charged in death of elderly manApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Bond has been set at $1 million apiece for three men charged in the shooting death of an 80-year-old southern Illinois man. Prosecutors have charged 45-year-old Dennis E...
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Quinn hosts Easter egg hunt at Executive MansionApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn hosted dozens of developmentally disabled children and their families at the Executive Mansion for an Easter egg hunt. It was the ...
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Budget woes force move for some state copsApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Budget problems will mean a change in location for some Illinois state police employees. State police have decided to move out of the decaying building th...