Articles filed under Illinois
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Vaping-related illnesses have state officials, lawmakers seeking answersSep 23, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois officials agree the growing number of severe respiratory illnesses related to vaping must be addressed, and in recent days, the state's chief exec...
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Jesse White's office denies Census Bureau request for driver's license citizenship dataSep 23, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's office confirmed Monday it denied what appears to be the federal government's latest attempt to gather data about...
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Illinois issues 300,000 REAL ID-compliant driver's licensesSep 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has issued about 300,000 state driver's licenses that are compliant with a 2005 law aimed at strengthening rules for identification at ...
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Kankakee asks city employees sign confidentiality agreementsSep 22, 2019 7:00 am - KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - A published report says Kankakee is requiring city department heads to sign confidentiality agreements. The Daily Journal reports Mayor Chasity Wel...
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EXCHANGE: Building Block program helps inmates rehabilitateSep 22, 2019 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - In the day room of a housing wing at the Danville Correctional Center, 16 men sit in a circle, facing each other with no barriers between them. It'...
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OSHA investigates worker's death at Sterling SteelSep 22, 2019 7:00 am - STERLING, Ill. (AP) - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a 46-year-old Illinois man who was found earlier this week at a ste...
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EXCHANGE: Film maker hopes to open eyes about 1908 Race RiotSep 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Brian Crowdson sat recently at a desk in his studio, Crowdson Creative, reflecting on his early attempts to get a documentary about the 1908 Spr...
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Latino filmmaker Gregory Nava to join U of I symposiumSep 21, 2019 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Noted Latino film director Gregory Nava has joined the lineup for the Chaz and Roger Ebert Symposium at the University of Illinois. Nava directed ...
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Illinois Rail Safety Week to be observed Sept. 22-28Sep 21, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Pedestrian and motorist safety around trains and railroad tracks will be the focus of Illinois Rail Safety Week next week. The Illinois Associat...
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EXCHANGE: Teacher portrays detective at Lincoln museumSep 21, 2019 7:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - Sheryl Hinman of Galesburg has been teaching in one form or another for 50 years, and shows no signs of stopping. In addition to spending over 30 ...