Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois residents oppose solar farmsAug 14, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A petition signed by 400 northern Illinois residents opposes special-use permits that would allow the development of four proposed solar farms. ...
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Kentucky-Illinois bridge traffic to be restricted againAug 14, 2018 7:00 am - WICKLIFFE, Ky. (AP) - An Ohio River bridge between Kentucky and Illinois has resumed normal traffic flow this week but will have restrictions again starting next week. T...
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VA town hall designed to solicit feedback from stakeholdersAug 14, 2018 7:00 am - MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (AP) - A town hall meeting in southern Illinois has been scheduled by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to discuss the agency's health care syst...
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New Mexico education officials adopt changes to state testAug 14, 2018 7:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico school districts now will get student test scores by the end of the school year and will have 15 more days to prepare for statewide e...
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Man rescued from mud with parrot perched on his shouldersAug 13, 2018 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Firefighters had to rescue a southwestern Illinois man from deep mud after he became stuck while trying to reach his pet parrot. Belleville firef...
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Illinois Medicaid legislation too late for nursing homeAug 13, 2018 7:00 am - PLEASANT HILL VILLAGE, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's recent signing of bills to reduce the backlog of patients waiting for Medicaid approval won't save a smal...
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Returning students will have MAP grant priorityAug 13, 2018 1:00 am - A bill intended to make it easier for college students to transfer credits within Illinois was signed into law Monday by Gov. Bruce Rauner during a visit to Harper Colle...
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Purdue student leading US women's wheelchair basketball teamAug 12, 2018 7:00 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Shelby Gruss' one-woman basketball workout is a flurry of perpetual motion. Zipping left to right, in and out without the assistance of a reb...
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EXCHANGE: Galva is a town divided in wake of shootingAug 12, 2018 7:00 am - GALVA, Ill. (AP) - Sherry's Cafe is a singular, classic joint located in the downtown of this city of 2,600. Breakfast is served all day. A short stack of pancakes and a...
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EXCHANGE: Pilot shares love of flight with youthsAug 12, 2018 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - As a University of Illinois sophomore in 1967, Neil Fotzler often listened to his friend, an aviation student, chatter about his aerial exploits. ...