Articles filed under Illinois
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School districts furious state won't issue approved grant moneyOct 31, 2021 5:17 pm - The superintendents of two DuPage County school districts are fuming over why they won't be able to access long-promised school construction dollars this year. A spendin...
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Give women's sports air timeOct 31, 2021 5:14 pm - A few weeks ago, the Big Ten Network announced its commitment to athletic event equality. The announcement should have made headlines, but instead received little to no ...
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Illinois State Fair set to open todayOct 31, 2021 5:13 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A farmyard scene sculpted of butter, a contest for the best "breakfast on a stick," and harness races at the Grandstand. Yes, it's Illinois State Fair tim...
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Dairy discoveryOct 31, 2021 5:12 pm - LINCOLN, Neb. -- Distinguishing one lumbering, black-and-white Holstein cow from another on a dairy near this southeast Nebraska town is like trying to spot the differen...
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A million dollars for this state budget?Oct 31, 2021 5:13 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The long, strange, increasingly expensive quest for a state budget took yet another odd political twist Thursday when Chicago officials reportedly began l...
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Secretary of State camera stolen from Elgin facilityOct 31, 2021 5:12 pm - A camera part holding images of 300 driver's licenses was stolen in a Wednesday night burglary at the Elgin secretary of state facility, officials said Thursday. A ribbo...
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Not all saying Cheers! to wine dealOct 31, 2021 5:09 pm - SPRINGFIELD - How wine is bought and sold in Illinois could change under a proposal lawmakers approved Tuesday and sent to Gov. Rod Blagojevich. And while most Illinois ...
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Study: System leaves some children unvaccinatedOct 31, 2021 5:09 pm - CHICAGO -- For children whose health insurance doesn't cover newly recommended shots, it's better to have no insurance at all, a new study suggests. Free vaccines are av...
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Saturday SoapboxOct 31, 2021 5:08 pm - Bigger police force needs funding: A jump in felony arrests in 2006 meant Villa Park police had to work longer hours to investigate those cases. Now some village trustee...
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Bridge consruction sticker shockOct 31, 2021 5:05 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- If Illinois set out to fix every bridge and road in need of repair, the price tag would reach into the tens of billions of dollars, likely requiring a sub...