Articles filed under Illinois
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Students learn about engineering while building edible carsDec 09, 2018 6:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - A concoction of celery, cake frosting, uncooked spaghetti noodles and assorted candies would be enough to make a person's stomach turn, but for ...
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Warren Buffett's son staying as Illinois sheriff stint endsDec 08, 2018 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Howard Buffett, the son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, said he will continue investing in his central Illinois community after his improbab...
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Sons of man who committed suicide in jail awarded $301,000Dec 08, 2018 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The sons of a man who committed suicide in the St. Clair County jail in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis have been awarded $301,000. A federal jur...
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EXCHANGE: Man honored for dedication to genealogyDec 08, 2018 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - David Kent Coy likes to study history - his own history. His love of family research comes from - where else? - his family. The 65-year-old Decatur ...
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Indiana lawmakers question governor's tolling decisionsDec 08, 2018 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Northern Indiana lawmakers are calling into question Gov. Eric Holcomb's decision against imposing new tolls on the state's interstate highways, ...
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EXCHANGE: 3 transgender people share their storiesDec 08, 2018 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Dylan Caracker doesn't understand why his genitals are a political statement. He actually isn't even sure why they are the subject of anyone's th...
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Nebraska troopers seize more than 240lbs of marijuanaDec 07, 2018 6:00 am - LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska State Patrol says troopers have seized more than 240 pounds of marijuana in separate traffic stops. Both stops happened on Interstate 8...
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Teachers strike in Geneva enters 4th dayDec 07, 2018 6:00 am - GENEVA, Ill. (AP) - Nearly 6,000 children in the northern Illinois community of Geneva are home from school for the fourth straight day as negotiations between the strik...
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Bus driver in crash with semi remains in critical conditionDec 07, 2018 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - A man driving a bus carrying a high school girls' basketball team that was struck head-on by a semitrailer traveling the wrong way in central Illinoi...
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Pritzker sees legalized marijuana next year, but wage hike, graduated tax could take longerDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - Legalizing recreational marijuana was among Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker's election pledges, and a bill in support is likely to break in the General Assembly early in 2019, ...