Articles filed under Illinois
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Tollway leaders spar over spending as expansion is plannedOct 25, 2018 1:00 am - Amid objections about overspending, Illinois tollway directors increased their consulting engineer's contract by nearly $6 million Thursday to design a new customer serv...
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Court rules against Rauner in AFSCME contract disputeOct 24, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois appellate court has ruled that a state labor board erred when it declared that Gov. Bruce Rauner's negotiations with a state labor u...
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School district to test 'remote school days' during winterOct 24, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) - Kids in one Maine school district may have to cut their fun in the snow short this year. The Bangor Daily News reports officials in the combined F...
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Southern Illinois chancellor recalled as passionate educatorOct 24, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Chancellor Carlo Montemagno was remembered as a passionate educator during a campus memorial service near...
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Cause unknown for fire destroying central Illinois hog barnOct 24, 2018 7:00 am - MONTROSE, Ill. (AP) - Fire officials don't know what caused a blaze that destroyed a hog barn and killed about 150 pigs in rural southern Illinois. The fire was reported...
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Campton Hills political activist completes 187-mile hike to SpringfieldOct 24, 2018 1:00 am - Jim Coxworth endured cold weather, gusty winds, high-traffic roads and plenty of blisters on his 13-day, 187-mile hike from the St. Charles area to Springfield. He also ...
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Trump to hold rally for Bost in southern IllinoisOct 22, 2018 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - President Donald Trump is stopping in southern Illinois to support Republican Rep. Mike Bost's re-election bid. Trump has scheduled a rally with...
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EXCHANGE: Adopt-a-grave project honors WWI soldiersOct 21, 2018 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Christine and Gary Gruber didn't know anything about Walter Seeger or Gus Williams until they "adopted" their graves as part of a project to hon...
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EXCHANGE: Without algae, SIU campus lake a fishing spotOct 21, 2018 7:00 am - CARBDONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Georgia Doss has a spot on the north side of SIU Carbondale's Campus Lake that would make any Southern Illinois angler jealous. Last Monday even...
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Indiana residents lack access to energy efficiency programsOct 20, 2018 7:00 am - ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - When the weather starts getting cold, Terry Hollenback begins to worry. During the summer and fall, he keeps his windows open to beat the heat, b...