Articles filed under Illinois
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Gun rights advocates sue state police over FOID delaysFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD -- A pair of gun rights advocacy groups are suing the Illinois State Police, its director and the chief of the Illinois State Police Firearms Services Bureau...
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Tax amnesty program nets more than $60M more than expectedFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A tax amnesty program created during the passage of last year's state operating budget has brought in nearly $240 million - approximately $60 million more ...
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How coronavirus in China could hurt Illinois soybean farmersFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Soybean farmers in Illinois cannot catch a break. After a promising trade deal with China last month gave farmers hope amid an intense trade war, the deadl...
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Racketeering lawsuit targets Sandoval, SafeSpeedFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval and SafeSpeed LLC, the red-light camera company at the center of federal corruption charges against him, are now the targ...
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Illinois mistakenly cancels ex-inmates' voter registrationsFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - CHICAGO - The voter registrations of nearly 800 former Illinois inmates may have been mistakenly canceled because of a "data-matching error" between state agencies, the ...
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Transportation agency plans event for minority entrepreneursFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State transportation officials have planned an event next month in Springfield for minority and women-owned businesses. The conference on Feb. ...
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Driver in Kansas crash that killed 5 pleads no contestFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A semi-trailer truck driver from Colorado pleaded no contest Friday to five counts of vehicular homicide for hitting three vehicles on the Kansa...
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SIU-Carbondale getting upgrade of Communications BuildingFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Each year, Illinois public universities submit a wish list of building upgrades to the lawmakers crafting the state's budget. For 22 years, South...
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Galesburg program pairs teachers for coaching, mentoringFeb 02, 2020 6:00 am - GALESBURG. Ill. (AP) - On a recent January morning, Ginny Crowl met with Churchill Junior High School math teacher Katrina Johnson in her classroom. They looked over ass...
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Voters to decide if Prohibition stays in Gardner TownshipFeb 01, 2020 6:00 am - GARDNER TOWNSHIP, Ill. (AP) - After more than 100 years, Prohibition could end in Gardner Township. Jessica Podany, a partner and manager of Bomke's Patch about three mi...