Articles filed under Illinois
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Murphysboro to lend money to secure part of old shoe factoryNov 23, 2018 6:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois city will help partially demolish a historic shoe factory. Mayor Will Stephens says Murphysboro will lend roughly $50,000 to...
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Recyclable plastic piling up in RockfordNov 22, 2018 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The plastic is piling up in Rockford. The Rockford Register Star reports that Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful finds itself with more than 7 tons o...
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Central Illinois town recovers from 2013 tornadoNov 22, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A relief group is finishing up work five years after a tornado destroyed or damaged about 1,000 homes and killed one person in a central Illinois...
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Fire marshal offers tips for Thanksgiving fire safetyNov 21, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Fire Marshal Matt Perez says Thanksgiving Day produces the highest rate of cooking fires each year. Perez says cooking equipment ...
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Utilities encourage energy savings with smart thermostatsNov 21, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As temperatures drop and winter looms, homeowners and property managers are sweeping chimneys, insulating pipes and swapping screens for storm windows. T...
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Ex-Illinois trooper charged in crash that killed young momNov 21, 2018 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois State Police trooper has been charged in a high-speed collision that killed a young mother. Now-retired Master Sgt. Jeff Denning w...
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Central Illinois sheriff's winner declared by single voteNov 21, 2018 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A winner has been declared by a single vote in a central Illinois county sheriff's election. The Macon County clerk's office on Tuesday certified fi...
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Will Illinois start charging electric car owners a road fee?Nov 21, 2018 4:33 am - Illinois is one of 30 states that do not charge owners of electric and hybrid cars an annual fee to make up for lost motor fuel taxes, but that could change. "If you're ...
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Central IL man gets 48 years for death during kidnappingNov 20, 2018 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has been sentenced to 48 years in prison for the death of a man during a kidnapping that authorities say stemmed from try...
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Struggling S. Illinois shopping mall to close on Dec. 16Nov 20, 2018 6:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois mayor says it's "heartless" that a long-struggling shopping mall will close its doors just before Christmas. The Illinois Star Ce...