Articles filed under Illinois
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Not all suburbs like plan to combine police, fire pensionsOct 31, 2019 1:00 am - While some towns want state lawmakers to take quick action on a recommendation to combine suburban and downstate police and firefighter pension funds in an effort to boo...
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Bill allowing athletes to be paid advances in LegislatureOct 30, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Legislation that would allow college athletes in Illinois to make money from endorsements is advancing in the state's legislature. The Illinois ...
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Republicans say recent scandals show General Assembly can't police itselfOct 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans in the Illinois Senate unveiled a bill Wednesday that would give the legislative inspector general independent authority to launch investigatio...
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Pritzker's veto of Obamacare protection bill survives in SenateOct 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate voted Wednesday to sustain Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's veto of a bill that would have prohibited him, or any future governor, from ...
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Stricter ethylene oxide regulations clear House, await changes in SenateOct 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A strict ethylene oxide regulatory bill passed the state House Wednesday with no votes to spare and promises of further discussion and potential amendments...
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Measure to let college athletes be paid heads to SenateOct 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill allowing college athletes in Illinois to be paid for the use of their image, name and likeness passed the state House Wednesday with broad bipartisa...
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1 dead after car drives into lake at Illinois golf courseOct 29, 2019 7:00 am - SHERMAN, Ill. (AP) - Police say one person is dead after a car crashed into a lake at a central Illinois golf course. State police say a preliminary investigation shows ...
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Ex-meter reader in Texas now animal care services stafferOct 29, 2019 7:00 am - SAN ANTONIO (AP) - At an early age, Animal Care Services field operations manager Aimee DeContreras learned to respect animals just as she respected her fellow human bei...
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Teen who died after driving into golf course lake identifiedOct 29, 2019 7:00 am - SHERMAN, Ill. (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a 16-year-old girl who died when the vehicle she was driving crashed into a lake at a central Illinois golf co...
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Link says he's no FBI informant; Crespo to investigate Arroyo chargesOct 29, 2019 1:00 am - Everyone loves a good spy story, and it's even better if the main character is a little flawed. Meet Cooperating Witness 1, a state senator who has been an FBI source on...