Articles filed under Illinois
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EXCHANGE: Southern Illinois town had big World War II roleNov 10, 2019 6:00 am - NORRIS CITY, Ill. (AP) - In Southern Illinois, Norris City is a small dot on the map, 20 miles northeast of Harrisburg. But for about seven months during World War II, i...
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Illinois Treasurer Frerichs serves on central Illinois juryNov 10, 2019 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs has served on a jury in central Illinois. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports Frerichs served Monday and Tuesday...
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EXCHANGE: Decatur offers sessions to help 'guest teachers'Nov 09, 2019 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Ellen Berger wasn't the least bit tired of teaching when she retired after 36 years. The first thing she did was sign up to be a substitute teacher,...
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Carbondale gets $14M federal grant for regional transit hubNov 09, 2019 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The city of Carbondale is receiving a federal grant to build a downtown transit hub that will service more than 30 counties. The ...
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EXCHANGE: Teacher averted burnout to become a top instructorNov 09, 2019 6:00 am - ELMHURST, Ill. (AP) - Jen Leban was burned out as a middle school art teacher and contemplating a new profession. She's one of those people who wants to constantly be mo...
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Complaint: 'Jane Doe' beaten, burned, discarded in WisconsinNov 08, 2019 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - A woman known for two decades simply as "Jane Doe" after her battered remains were found on the edge of a Wisconsin cornfield was a cognitively impaired...
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Justice Department sues ex-housing head for missing fundsNov 08, 2019 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The Justice Department has sued the former director of a southern Illinois public housing authority to collect what he agreed to pay to settle a ...
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Southern Illinois man pleads guilty to assaulting 3 minorsNov 07, 2019 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man has admitted to sexually assaulting three minors in his home. Eric B. Rusk of Collinsville pleaded guilty Thursday to t...
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Chicago's top cop retiring after turbulent 3-plus yearsNov 07, 2019 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson announced Thursday that he's retiring after more than three years as the city's top cop, a post he took over d...
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Republican lawmakers propose more ethics reformsNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans unveiled another package of proposed ethics reforms Thursday that they say are prompted by the wide-ranging federal corruption p...