Articles filed under Illinois
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Family planning clinics may have to return or destroy medicationJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Health clinics overseen by Illinois organizations that opted not to receive federal family planning dollars may have to return or destroy contraception and...
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'It's a scam': Suburban parents give up custody of kids to get need-based college aidJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - ProPublica Illinois is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. Sign up for The ProPublica Illinois newsletter for...
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Senior exemption bill awaits Pritzker actionJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - Legislation passed with the support of state Rep. Fred Crespo intended to ease the process of local seniors receiving cost-saving property tax exemptions awaits Gov. J.B...
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Pritzker signs bill aimed at limiting high-interest consumer debtJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois residents who have had judgments entered against them for consumer debts soon will start paying less interest on those debts, and collectors will ...
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Mississippi River dips below flood stage in 2 Illinois townsJul 28, 2019 7:00 am - ALTON, Ill. (AP) - Weather officials say the Mississippi River has fallen below flood stage in two badly-affected southwestern Illinois cities for the first time in mont...
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Father, son safe after boy slips into water in Sioux FallsJul 28, 2019 7:00 am - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A father and son are safe after the teenager slipped into the water at Falls Park in Sioux Falls and the man went in to rescue the boy. Police w...
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Repot: Illinois pension buyback program fell short in year 1Jul 28, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A pension buyout program offered to members in the state's three largest retirement systems has fallen considerably short of anticipated savings in its fi...
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EXCHANGE: Program produces first crop of medical studentsJul 28, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A program begun 10 years ago to encourage Springfield-area high school students interested in becoming doctors and to help diversify the medical...
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EXCHANGE: Group weaves plastic bags into mats for homelessJul 28, 2019 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Members of the Order of the Eastern Star Iris Chapter in Danville are doing their part to help the environment and those who might find it as their...
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EXCHANGE: Simulated astronaut training makes splash at campJul 27, 2019 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - As the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, a potential future generation of space explorers is at the Normal Community ...