Articles filed under Illinois
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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 ...
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4 ways sports betting might be allowed (and taxed) in IllinoisMar 23, 2019 12:05 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois lawmaker leading the charge to bring sports betting to the state has laid out the first concrete details on how that might happen. Four amendme...
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Why Illinois lawmakers want to change teacher licensing testsMar 23, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Looking for ways to ease the state's growing teacher shortage, some Illinois lawmakers are again turning their attention to the battery of tests that prosp...
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EXCHANGE: Illinois State Museum recovering after budget woesMar 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Museum has been re-accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, despite being put on probation by the organization during ...
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EXCHANGE: Illinois State Museum recovering after budget woesMar 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Museum has been re-accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, despite being put on probation by the organization during ...
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Alternative rockers Shinedown coming to Illinois State FairMar 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Alternative rock band Shinedown will appear at the Illinois State Fair in August. Officials announced Thursday that the multiplatinum-selling gr...
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Pritzker-tied group launches first TV ad promoting graduated taxMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois Jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A dark money group that counts Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker among its donors has ...