Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker compiles $41.5B infrastructure plan, tax increasesMay 17, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has compiled a $41.5 billion state capital-construction plan to rebuild and maintain roads, schools and affordable housing, m...
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Public defender says he'll keep working despite chargeMay 17, 2019 7:00 am - HENNEPIN, Ill. (AP) - A lawyer who serves as a part-time public defender in a central Illinois county says he plans to keep the job despite misdemeanor charges related t...
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Gas tax hike, other fees would fund Pritzker's $41.5 billion 'Rebuild Illinois' capital planMay 17, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday briefed lawmakers on a proposed capital improvements plan that calls for spending $41.5 billion on transportation, ...
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2 lanes of St. Louis-area bridge to reopen FridayMay 16, 2019 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Two lanes of the westbound span of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge that connects south St. Louis County with Illinois will reopen by morning rush hour on ...
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University of Illinois set to install new geothermal systemMay 16, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is embedding a new geothermal heating and cooling system in the foundation of an addition to its engineering campus as par...
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Judge overturns conviction of truck driver in fatal crashMay 16, 2019 7:00 am - PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) - A judge has overturned the conviction of an Illinois truck driver in a crash that killed a North Carolina family in southern West Virginia. The B...
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Strong storms move over northern Illinois bring hail, windsMay 16, 2019 7:00 am - SHERIDAN, Ill. (AP) - A line of strong storms moved across northern Illinois forcing students to take shelter and prompting a tornado warning. The National Weather Servi...
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Survey: Region's bankers losing confidence in farm economyMay 16, 2019 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A monthly survey of rural bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states shows they're rapidly losing confidence in the region's farm economy. The R...
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Man charged with driving into crowd, killing 1, free on bondMay 16, 2019 7:00 am - ALTON, Ill. (AP) - A southwestern Illinois man charged with murder last year after allegedly driving into a group of people in a parking lot, killing a woman and injurin...
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Illinois encourages recycling of farm-chemical containersMay 16, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois agriculture officials are encouraging farmers and agrichemical facilities to save empty chemical containers for recycling late this sum...