Articles filed under Illinois
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Central Illinois man sentenced in synthetic drugs caseAug 20, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced a central Illinois man to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute synthetic cannabinoids, kn...
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Law allows Medicaid flexibility for 'medically fragile' kidsAug 20, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law that gives families of extremely ill children more flexibility in health care. The Republican's action Monday...
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Rauner rejects expanded union benefits for paramedics, EMTsAug 20, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed legislation that would expand benefits and collective bargaining rights for city paramedics and emergency medical t...
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Storm forces Army helicopters to land in St. Louis areaAug 20, 2018 7:00 am - FESTUS, Mo. (AP) - A U.S. Army helicopter was forced by bad weather to make an emergency landing at a restaurant parking lot near St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ...
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Illinois 200: State's aviation tech found on jets around the worldAug 20, 2018 5:30 am - Many Illinoisans don't realize it, but our state is a center of aerospace and aviation technology. Illinois' aerospace cluster is centered around the northern and northe...
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EXCHANGE: Peoria police officer hands out stuffed animalsAug 19, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Ask Peoria police Officer Curtis Lindsay why he goes out of his way to give teddy bears to young children, and he'll come back with a simple reason. ...
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EXCHANGE: Valmeyer rises from the depths years after floodAug 19, 2018 7:00 am - VALMEYER, Ill. (AP) - Leaders in the Southern Illinois town of Valmeyer said they had "no textbooks" showing them the way to move their town from the river bottoms to th...
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Study: Most Illinois kindergarteners weren't ready in 2017Aug 18, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A new study by the Illinois Board of Education shows that less than a quarter of the state's children were fully prepared to enter kindergarten l...
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New 5-day bike ride to feature Illinois farms, vineyardsAug 18, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Bicyclists will get to tour central Illinois farms, vineyards and breweries during a new, five-day ride scheduled as part of Illinois' Bicentenn...
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Iowa river traffic relies on aging lock and dam systemAug 18, 2018 7:00 am - DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - In the final week of April, crews discovered cracks in the anchorage at Lock and Dam No. 11 in Dubuque. The finding prompted an immediate emergency ...