Articles filed under Illinois
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Students in fireworks death won't be allowed back into Bradly UniversityApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- Three students now serving six-month jail sentences for a botched fireworks prank that killed a classmate won't be allowed back into Bradley University. Randy ...
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NIU officials drop idea of demolishing shooting siteApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - DEKALB -- The president of Northern Illinois University has dropped the idea of tearing down the building where five students were killed in February. President Jo...
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Bull rider injuredApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Authorities say a bull rider was seriously injured during his performance at a Professional Championship Bullriders tour event at U.S. Cellular Coliseum i...
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Downstate man charged with murderApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - RUSHVILLE -- A 38-year-old Rushville man is being held on $1 million bond after being accused of using a flashlight to beat a Mount Sterling man to death. The Schuyler C...
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Wildlife park brings star to help celebrate 30-year markApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Wildlife park celebrates 30 years with celebrity speaker PEORIA -- A wildlife park in central Illinois began its 30th anniversary celebration with help from a celebrity ...
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Those 'distractions' reveal much about Obama's characterApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Real change has never been easy. ... The status quo in Washington will fight. They will fight harder than ever to divide us and distract us with ads and attacks from now...
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Illinois hangs posters on human traffickingApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Human Services joined more than 100 partners in marking the Illinois Rescue and Restore Human Trafficking Outreach Day. The event held Saturda...
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One dead, one wounded in S. suburban shootingApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - MARKHAM -- Police in the southern suburb of Markham say they shot and killed one man and critically injured another in an exchange of gunfire. Authorities say regular Ma...
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Seminary stops admitting new studentsApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, which has been preparing Episcopal priests for 150 years, has stopped admitting students. The Evanston seminary has told tenured fa...
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Chicago-bound jet forced to landApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - An American Airlines jet has made an emergency landing at Tulsa International Airport because of an apparent problem with the hydraulics system. American spokesman Tim S...