Articles filed under Illinois
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Indiana blacksmith shows off skills in blacksmithing classesFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The mild smell of burning coal fills a warm workshop stocked with beefy equipment that dates from a century or three ago. John Latowski takes a b...
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Needle exchange expanded for southern Illinois drug usersFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - From 2011 to 2015, a small pocket of rural Indiana became a hotbed for HIV. Over 200 new infections were reported in Scott County, an area of abo...
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Old-time music rocks downtown DecaturFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Old-time music predates bluegrass, country music and folk, but it can still be heard in the heart of Decatur. A group of musicians, as well as hopef...
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Hospital, college in Springfield team up on nursing shortageFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Lincoln Land Community College and Memorial Health System will team up to expand nursing education to address a national shortage. The (Springf...
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Embattled Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher resigns from Illinois Civil Service CommissionFeb 23, 2020 12:00 am - Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher resigned from his post on the Illinois Civil Service Commission on Friday, a day after federal prosecutors named him as one of 10 defendants...
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Service dog finds job at central Illinois elementary schoolFeb 22, 2020 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - When it came time for 8-year-old golden retriever Zephyr to retire, he didn't know what to do. A service dog of seven years, the usually calm and rel...
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DeKalb roofing company fire causes $ 1 million damageFeb 22, 2020 6:00 am - DeKalb (AP) - A fire that tore through a roofing company in the northern Illinois community of DeKalb on Friday, caused an estimated $1 million damage, fire department o...
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Fire officials say homes need approved smoke alarms by 2023Feb 22, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois residents must get approved smoke alarms in their homes ahead of a 2023 deadline, according to the Illinois Office of the State Fire Ma...
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EPA: Toxic chemicals from Scott base may pollute local waterFeb 22, 2020 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Cancer-causing chemicals used over the years at Scott Air Force Base in southern Illinois may have leaked into local water supplies, according to...
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Officials warn of Dentistry Board scam callsFeb 22, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State regulators are warning consumers about a telephone scam in which the caller claims to be from the Illinois Board of Dentistry. Officials ...