Articles filed under Illinois
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Board votes to demolish 123-year-old Rock Island courthouseJul 18, 2018 7:00 am - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois county board has voted to tear down a 123-year-old stone courthouse despite pleas from the public to save the building. The ...
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Man stabs himself moments after jury's guilty verdictJul 18, 2018 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a central Illinois man stabbed himself shortly after a jury found him guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault. ...
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States: Workaround succeeding after cut in health subsidiesJul 17, 2018 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A workaround by states to counter Trump administration cuts to Affordable Care Act subsidies has largely succeeded in protecting consumers from high...
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Peoria pulls plug on contentious riverfront apartments planJul 17, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Peoria officials have terminated a contentious proposal that would have built apartments on part of what is now a public park along the Illinois Rive...
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UI settles lawsuit against alumnus for $7.5KJul 17, 2018 7:00 am - PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is paying an alumnus $7,500 to stop selling T-shirts that say "Make Illinois Great Again" with a drawing of the school...
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NIU trustees want acting president to become permanentJul 17, 2018 7:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Northern Illinois University trustees have voted their preference to be the next president of the school. Seven trustees attending Monday's special m...
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Rauner signs laws to speed up Quincy vets' home constructionJul 17, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed into law measures aimed at replacing troublesome housing units at the Quincy veterans' home. The Republican took ac...
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Fire damages northern Illinois' Gold Pyramid HouseJul 17, 2018 7:00 am - WADSWORTH, Ill. (AP) - Fire has damaged a celebrated house in northern Illinois that is known to attract tourists from around the world. No injuries were reported when f...
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4-year-old boy found dead after central Illinois house fireJul 17, 2018 7:00 am - BARTONVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a 4-year-old boy was found dead after a house fire near Peoria. The Peoria County coroner says the body of John Bankes III was f...
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Authorities work to determine cause of fatal house fireJul 17, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say they're working to determine the cause of a house fire in northern Illinois that left a young child dead. Rockford Fire Department ...