Articles filed under Illinois
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EXCHANGE: PeoriaCorps offers more than career advancementJul 21, 2019 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Six months ago, seven strangers were brought together through a common desire to determine their path in life. On July 8, they stood together as a fa...
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EXCHANGE: Veteran calls his work at food pantry necessaryJul 20, 2019 7:00 am - HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) - Since his retirement from the printing industry three years ago, Vietnam-era Army Veteran Dan Callender of Hoffman Estates has been serving ...
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Ex-workers at Lincoln Museum improperly disposed of propertyJul 20, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A state watchdog says two former employees at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum improperly disposed of items that may have had...
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Heat wave cancels Chicago events, challenges festivalgoersJul 20, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Stifling heat has forced the cancellation of several outdoor events in Chicago as forecasters urge residents to drink plenty of water and stay in the shad...
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Health agencies refusing $8 million in federal money because of new, 'unethical' rulesJul 20, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - All three Illinois organizations set to receive millions of dollars in federal family planning funds are declining them due to new rules they say are "unet...
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDTJul 19, 2019 7:00 am - Iran's seizure of UK tanker in Gulf seen as escalation LONDON (AP) - Britain's foreign secretary said Iranian authorities seized two vessels Friday in the Strait of Horm...
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In reversal, Trump disavows criticism of chanting crowdJul 19, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday reversed his previous criticisms of a North Carolina campaign crowd that chanted "send her back" about a Somali-born c...
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1 year later: An account of the Missouri duck boat sinkingJul 19, 2019 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The morning of July 19, 2018, had that feel Midwesterners are familiar with: That still, sticky air hinting a stormy day ahead. The National Weat...
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Bankers: Trade war having negative effect on rural economiesJul 18, 2019 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - More bankers surveyed in parts of 10 Plains and Western states say President Donald Trump's trade skirmishes are having a negative effect on their loc...
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Land of Lincoln Goodwill drops play lay off disabled workersJul 18, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries is backing off a decision to lay off workers with disabilities because of Illinois' minimum wage law. Presid...