Articles filed under Illinois
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EXCHANGE: Future Marines gets head start on basic trainingDec 02, 2018 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Push-ups, chin-ups and sit-ups. They're the upside of training for future Marines, who will face greater challenges - hefting ammo boxes full of r...
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House passes bill to name post office after Normal soliderDec 01, 2018 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Legislation to rename a post office in the central Illinois community of Normal in honor of a local man killed in Afghanistan while serving in the Ar...
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EXCHANGE: Man finds purpose aiding other veterans in needDec 01, 2018 6:00 am - NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (AP) - In his 82 years, Russ McCann claims he never had a nickname. But the Korean War veteran says "Pops" is fine with him. That handle was bestowed...
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Man charged with trying to give officer HIV by biting himDec 01, 2018 6:00 am - CARY, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man has been charged with trying to give an officer HIV by biting him in the leg. Police in the community of Cary tell The Northwes...
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Illinois soybean researchers adjust following funding cutsDec 01, 2018 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Illinois soybean researchers are struggling to continue with their work after a board's decision to invest in areas other than research where the...
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High school football players suspended for naked "Oreo run."Dec 01, 2018 6:00 am - BYRON, Ill. (AP) - Ten football players at a Northern Illinois high school were suspended from the team for three games last month after they ran across a field naked wi...
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University of Illinois leader says no new mascot pick yetNov 30, 2018 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A top University of Illinois official says a new campus committee won't be choosing a replacement for the school's former Chief Illiniwek mascot. ...
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Fall session wraps up, Democrats anticipate Capitol controlNov 29, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois General Assembly has ended its fall session as Democrats anticipate complete control of the state Capitol in January. The Senate ca...
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Authorities: Body of missing baby found in Illinois woodsNov 29, 2018 6:00 am - CARROLLTON, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say they've found the body of a 6-month-old boy in a wooded area of southwestern Illinois after the child was reported missing over t...
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Ex-southern Illinois housing exec agrees to $500K penaltyNov 29, 2018 6:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - Court documents say the former director of a southern Illinois housing authority must pay a $500,000 penalty for wrongly using agency money for person...