Articles filed under Illinois
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Sun-Times: Pritzker signs abortion lawJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - Bucking neighboring states, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday sent a big signal by signing a law to protect Illinois' abortion rights should Roe v. Wade be over...
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Senators ask tollway chairman about conflict of interestJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - Members of a state Senate committee on Wednesday questioned the new tollway board chairman about a vote he should not have taken because of conflict of interest concerns...
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S. Illinois mobile home park evacuated due to high waterJun 11, 2019 7:00 am - EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. (AP) - Residents of a mobile home park in southern Illinois have been evacuated due to the high level of the Mississippi River. An order was is...
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Illinois State exceeds $150M fundraising goal, 1 year earlyJun 11, 2019 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University has exceeded a $150 million fundraising goal. The university announced Tuesday it's received more than $155 million in dona...
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The IHSA is changing the state basketball tournament. Here's what you need to know.Jun 11, 2019 1:00 am - The IHSA board of directors announced on Monday a new boys and girls basketball state final tournament format that will begin in 2021. The format change comes in conjunc...
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Illinois man gets 25 years in Iowa for shootings along I-80Jun 10, 2019 7:00 am - TIPTON, Iowa (AP) - A 61-year-old Illinois man has been given 25 years in an Iowa prison for shooting at vehicles along Interstate 80 in eastern Iowa. Cedar County Distr...
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Digital billboards in Champaign to display tornado warningsJun 10, 2019 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The National Weather Service and an outdoor advertising company are teaming up to equip nine digital billboards in central Illinois with the abili...
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W. Illinois alumni group wants president to step downJun 10, 2019 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - A group that represents alumni at Western Illinois University is urging the president to resign. The Alumni Council last week sent a resolution to sc...
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Volunteers try to boost fish population at Illinois lakeJun 10, 2019 7:00 am - SULLIVAN, Ill. (AP) - Volunteers are helping to build habitats to increase the fish population at an eastern Illinois lake. The Journal-Gazette & Times Courier reports t...
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As Illinois expands gambling, it will also try to determine how many gambling addicts it hasJun 10, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story is a collaboration between ProPublica Illinois and WBEZ Chicago. ProPublica Illinois is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces in...