Articles filed under Illinois
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Today in HistoryApr 19, 2019 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Friday, April 19, the 109th day of 2019. There are 256 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 19, 1995, a truck bomb des...
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Colorado trucker charged in deaths of 5 on Kansas TurnpikeApr 19, 2019 7:00 am - LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) - A truck driver from Greeley, Colorado, is charged with five counts of vehicular homicide for a fiery 2017 crash that killed five people on the K...
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Bankers survey: March floods in Midwest hitting farmers hardApr 18, 2019 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A monthly survey of rural bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states shows about one of every five expects an increase in farm loan defaults ste...
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Authorities: Deadly Illinois trailer fire intentionally setApr 18, 2019 7:00 am - GOODFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in central Illinois say a mobile home fire that killed three children and two adults was intentionally set. Woodford County Coroner Ti...
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More than 30 teens arrested for disrupting downtown ChicagoApr 18, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Police say more than 30 teenagers have been arrested after large groups of high school students caused disruptions and started fights in downtown Chicago....
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Illini Union reopened after morning fire at bagel restaurantApr 18, 2019 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The basement of the nearly 80-year-old Illini Union at the University of Illinois campus in Urbana-Champaign has reopened after a fire forced it to c...
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Woman accused of spiking Illinois state trooper's drinkApr 18, 2019 7:00 am - RUSHVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois woman has been charged with using an unidentified substance to spike the sports drink of an Illinois State Police trooper. Auth...
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Illinois education board studying teacher testing costsApr 18, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois education officials are considering whether the cost of teacher licensure tests may be contributing to the state's teacher shortage. ...
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Former biodiesel fuel plant operator sentenced for fraudApr 18, 2019 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - The former operator of a St. Louis-area biodiesel fuel plant has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for fraudulently receiving $532,000 in...
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Unemployment rises in IllinoisApr 18, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The unemployment rate in Illinois climbed one-tenth of a point to 4.4 percent in March as the state recorded a net loss of 2,300 jobs, the Illinois Departm...