Articles filed under Illinois
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Today in HistoryMar 25, 2019 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Monday, March 25, the 84th day of 2019. There are 281 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 25, 1911, 146 people, mostl...
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Illinois city goes on record: No wells for drinking waterMar 25, 2019 7:00 am - HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) - A city in southwestern Illinois says its groundwater is unfit for consumption. Highland officials aren't aware of anyone using wells for drinking w...
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Driver sentenced in wrong-way crash that killed 2 menMar 25, 2019 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man who pleaded guilty earlier this year in connection with a 2017 vehicle crash that left two men dead has been sentenced to...
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Western Illinois professor gets 2nd in forecasting challengeMar 25, 2019 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - A Western Illinois University professor has won an award for the third time in seven years in a national meteorological forecast competition. Marcus ...
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State Police to launch online rape evidence tracking toolMar 25, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Survivors of sexual assault in Illinois will soon be able to monitor online the progress of DNA evidence related to their case, state police sai...
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Union County setting up emergency mass notification systemMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - ANNA, Ill. (AP) - The sheriff in Union County in southern Illinois say he soon plans to have a phone-based mass notification system to alert citizens of local emergencie...
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Illinois farms get bigger, fewer as farmers ageMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - EDWARDS, Ill. (AP) - The number of farms in Illinois is going down, but the remaining operations are growing bigger as aging farmers struggle to find successors, accordi...
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EXCHANGE: Passion, love drives founder of teen centerMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - CLINTON, Ill. (AP) - Michelle Witzke knows every teen struggles along the way. "My teen years were not so fabulous," she says. "So, I always had a heart for teens just b...
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EXCHANGE: SIUC looks back at 150 years with birthday bookMar 23, 2019 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - John Jackson never set out to be a historian of SIU Carbondale. He arrived at SIUC in 1969, the year the university turned 100, as a newly minted...
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EXCHANGE: Memory care facility using 'best friends' approachMar 23, 2019 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A Quincy memory care facility uses the "best friends" approach to build relationships with residents -- and to help their families. "Basically being ...