Articles filed under Illinois
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Search continues in Colorado for missing Illinois hikerAug 31, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - Rangers are looking for an Illinois man who didn't return from a hike in Rocky Mountain National Park. Rangers learned on Tues...
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Chicago Police deploys extra 1,400 officers over holidayAug 31, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department is putting an extra 1,400 officers on the streets to try to reduce the number of shootings over the Labor Day weekend. The d...
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Illinois road closing for migrating snakesAug 31, 2018 7:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - Snakes and amphibians will have the right away for a while on Shawnee National Forest's Snake Road. The (Carbondale) Southern Ill...
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Rauner on tollway: 'If I have to send in some investigators, I'll do it'Aug 31, 2018 5:30 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner wants the Illinois tollway to get its act together regarding reports about nepotism, potential patronage and infighting among executives. At a Daily He...
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3 people from Illinois killed in central Kansas crashAug 30, 2018 7:00 am - ELLSWORTH, Kan. (AP) - Authorities say three people from Illinois have been killed in a fiery central Kansas crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened ear...
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Illinois records its first West Nile virus in 2018Aug 29, 2018 7:00 am - OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) - A senior citizen living in LaSalle County is the first person to die in Illinois this year of West Nile virus. The person, who wasn't identified Wedn...
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Explosives take down old bridge spanning Illinois RiverAug 29, 2018 7:00 am - MEREDOSIA, Ill. (AP) - Booms rang out as explosive charges brought down a steel bridge that had spanned the Illinois River since 1936. Several hundred people watched Wed...
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Ex-Illinois officer sues Peoria over social media postsAug 29, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A former central Illinois officer who was fired for inappropriate social media use says the posts were protected under the First Amendment. Former Pe...
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Teens charged in fire at house that had 11 people insideAug 29, 2018 7:00 am - SWANSEA, Ill. (AP) - Two teens have been charged with arson in a weekend fire at a southwestern Illinois house where 11 people were inside. Swansea Police Chief Steve Jo...
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Rauner signs legislation spurred by ex-Des Plaines superintendent's severanceAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - Taxpayer-funded severance agreements stemming from sexual harassment or sexual discrimination complaints must be published online and given to news media before approval...