Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois State Fire Marshal offers tips for fire-free fallOct 01, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Fire Marshal is offering tips for a fire-free fall . Fire Marshal Matt Perez says leaves and sticks should be removed from gu...
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Illinois district seeks $5M expansion as enrollment growsOct 01, 2018 7:00 am - SMITHTON, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois school district that has used a trailer to house classrooms and offices for six years is hoping voters will approve its request...
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Watchdog says Pritzker toilet removals were 'scheme to defraud'Oct 01, 2018 1:00 am - Cook County's chief watchdog has concluded that more than $330,000 in property tax breaks and refunds that Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker received on o...
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Illinois 200: Lincoln-Douglas debates frame slavery question, set stage for presidencySep 30, 2018 7:58 am - The Lincoln-Douglas debates are among the most important events in U.S. history. The seven debates were conducted throughout Illinois in the summer and fall of 1858. No...
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDTSep 30, 2018 7:00 am - FBI contacts Kavanaugh Yale classmate in its investigation WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has contacted Deborah Ramirez, who's accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct wh...
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Mayor charged for driving police car with lights flashingSep 30, 2018 7:00 am - ALORTON, Ill. (AP) - The mayor of a southern Illinois city has been charged with official misconduct for operating a police vehicle with its lights flashing. Alorton May...
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Illinois political parties key to purging sexual harassmentSep 30, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A report on sexual harassment in Illinois politics issued last week paints a stark picture of the rough-and-tumble of the campaign trail that ca...
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EXCHANGE: Football team shares field with endangered ospreySep 30, 2018 7:00 am - CARLYLE, Ill. (AP) - The sign outside Carlyle High School's football field proudly proclaims the facility as "The Home of the Indians." For the past several months - and...
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EXCHANGE: With help, teacher buys books for studentsSep 30, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - In an effort to put brand new books in the hands of her third grade students, Brooke Crombar asked her friends on Facebook to sponsor her kids - ...
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Kansas police, FBI investigating after body found in railcarSep 29, 2018 7:00 am - BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) - Authorities in northeastern Kansas are investigating the discovery of a body on a railcar in Bonner Springs. The Kansas City Star reports tha...