Articles filed under Illinois
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EXCHANGE: Historic site overseer took indirect path to jobSep 02, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The new superintendent of Springfield's state historic sites didn't take a direct path to historic preservation. Armed with a degree in park res...
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Obama to receive award, give speech at U of IllinoisSep 01, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Former President Barack Obama will speak at the University of Illinois, where he'll also receive an award for ethics in government. The university sa...
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EXCHANGE: Woman helping save monarch butterfliesSep 01, 2018 7:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - When Wendy Waddick first noticed a monarch caterpillar gut-crawling on a milkweed plant at her Campton Hills home, it sparked her curiosit...
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EXCHANGE: Medical students learn to handle emergenciesSep 01, 2018 7:00 am - CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) - Clara was by herself when her water broke. She was 39 weeks pregnant on a solo camping trip as the contractions started. Hikers passing by her cabin...
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Peoria Fire Department not contacted in 4 fatal firesSep 01, 2018 7:00 am - BARTONVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Volunteer firefighters in central Illinois are not leaning on the Peoria department enough, according to the city's mayor. Peoria Mayor Jim Ardi...
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South Bend man goes from near death to web series successSep 01, 2018 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Brandon Reed could be any young man playing video games in his basement. Broken chair in front of an array of electronic equipment, check. Ball c...
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Man found guilty of 1980 slaying of off-duty officerAug 31, 2018 7:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A Gary man has been convicted in the 1980 shooting death of an off-duty Hammond police officer. The Post Tribune reports that on Friday night, j...
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Man pleads guilty to using stolen IDs in benefit scamAug 31, 2018 7:00 am - NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - An Illinois man has pleaded guilty in Connecticut to obtaining or trying to obtain unemployment benefits from 38 states using the stolen identiti...
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The Latest: Searchers find body thought to be missing hikerAug 31, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - The Latest on an Illinois hiker who went missing in Rocky Mountain National Park (all times local): 5:50 p.m. Searchers have f...
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Judge won't dismiss murder charges against security guardsAug 31, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois judge is refusing to dismiss murder charges against two security guards in the 2016 fatal shooting of a man whom they tried to ...