Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois oil refinery to upgrade in pollution settlementAug 17, 2018 7:00 am - ROXANA, Ill. (AP) - A southwestern Illinois oil refinery will spend nearly $11 million on pollution controls in settling a federal lawsuit accusing it of excessive dange...
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Law requires gas-leak notification for water protectionAug 17, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law requiring owners of gas storage fields to notify local officials if a natural gas leak threatens dri...
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Abe Lincoln's library faces so much debt it's considering selling his stuffAug 17, 2018 1:00 am - Sometimes, even Abraham Lincoln needs a GoFundMe campaign. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation, which supports Lincoln's museum in Springfield has found ...
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Illinois Democrats, minus Biden, boost election hopefulsAug 16, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Joe Biden bowed out as keynote speaker but Illinois Democrats matched the verbal salvos from Republican opponents at their annual state fair ral...
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Italy collapse points to difficulties with aging bridgesAug 16, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The bridge that collapsed in the Italian port city of Genoa was considered a feat of engineering innovation when it was built five decades ago, but it ca...
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Weak economic growth likely in rural parts of 10 statesAug 16, 2018 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The economy is expected to continue growing slowly in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, but the ongoing trade disputes remain a concern. Cr...
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Report: Weak farm economy leading to fewer farm loansAug 16, 2018 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - More farm loan applications are being rejected in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states in reaction to weak farm commodity prices and income. Th...
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Bike share contract nearly finalized for Champaign-UrbanaAug 16, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Agreements are almost finalized with city officials in Champaign and Urbana for the area's first dockless-bike-share service. Lily Wilcock is the act...
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New law caps 'golden parachutes' for local government leadersAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - A new law signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner this week limits the amount of severance local governments can pay to outgoing employees and prevents payouts for any employee fire...
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AP FACT CHECK: No Pritzker plan to increase taxes 26 percentAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is telling voters that his Democratic opponent J.B. Pritzker plans to raises taxes by 26 percent if he's elected to offic...