Articles filed under Illinois
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Rauner signs laws aimed at nursing-home Medicaid backlogAug 02, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed laws designed to cut back on a growing and costly backlog in determining Medicaid eligibility for nursing home resi...
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Joe Biden visit attracting more interest than expectedAug 02, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A planned visit to Springfield, Illinois, later this month by former Vice President Joe Biden is proving to be a bigger attraction than expected...
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Ex-manager of Bloomington arena faces new theft indictmentAug 01, 2018 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The former manager of Bloomington's city-owned arena faces a new theft indictment charging that he illegally transferred city money to a group t...
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Iconic Rockford clock tower is demolishedAug 01, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A clock tower that stood as a symbol of the northern Illinois community of Rockford has been demolished. The Rockford Register-Star reports the ico...
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Health care company closing 150-worker Illinois call centerAug 01, 2018 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A health care company is closing a central Illinois call center less than three years after it opened and laying off about 150 workers. Convey Healt...
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Rauner signs law providing protection for EpiPen prescribersAug 01, 2018 7:00 am - ELMHURST, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law protecting health professionals who provide police officers with life-saving epinephrine auto injection...
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Peoria flight bound for North Carolina loses cabin pressureJul 31, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - An official says an American Eagle flight from Peoria, Illinois, bound for North Carolina landed safely after a sudden loss of cabin pressure. Gen. W...
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Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in IllinoisJul 31, 2018 7:00 am - July 27, 2018 Chicago Tribune Gov. Rauner, Mr. Pritzker, Illinois voters want to hear more from you If you're getting some hammock time this summer, you probably are awa...
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Illinois retirement home gets surprise $2.4M donationJul 31, 2018 7:00 am - PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) - Officials of an Illinois retirement home that received a surprise $2.4 million donation said the funds will be used enhance the home's facilities, p...
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Streamwood man who did PR for 'darknet' firm stealing IDs gets nearly 4 yearsJul 31, 2018 1:00 am - ATLANTA - A Streamwood man who promoted an international criminal online marketplace and assisted people using it for illicit transactions was sentenced Tuesday in Atlan...