Articles filed under Illinois
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Bees and honey-making on display July 5 at Dickson MoundsJun 24, 2018 7:00 am - LEWISTOWN, Ill. (AP) - Bees and their work habits will be the topic of the Tot Time program next month at Illinois State Museum-Dickson Mounds . Max Johnson will present...
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EXCHANGE: Elgin man not unhappy with life in tent cityJun 24, 2018 7:00 am - ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - "I am not homeless. I am houseless." That's how Doug Henke, a 56-year-old man who lives in a tent in the woods in Elgin, describes his life. Henke is ...
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2 killed in plane crash near western Illinois airportJun 24, 2018 7:00 am - MONMOUTH, Ill. (AP) - Officials say two people aboard a plane were killed when it crashed near an airport in rural western Illinois. The Warren County Sheriff's Departme...
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Illinois man flees police, banned from motorcycle for yearJun 23, 2018 7:00 am - ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man is banned from riding a motorcycle for one year after driving more than 140 mph to evade police. Brian Bianco of St. Charles was...
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Illinois finalizes its plans to prevent another Russian hackJun 23, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Local election officials hoping to use federal cybersecurity funding to upgrade Illinois' decades-old voting machines will have to keep waiting,...
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Illinois-Kentucky ferry may sink under rising costsJun 23, 2018 7:00 am - CAVE-IN-ROCK, Ill. (AP) - An Ohio River ferry in southeastern Illinois is in danger of shutting down due to a lack of money. The Cave-In-Rock Ferry transports people bet...
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University of Illinois seeks dismissal of free speech suitJun 23, 2018 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit by three students who say their rights to free speech, free press and due process we...
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Warren Buffett's son funds central Illinois zoo trainJun 22, 2018 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - It's full steam ahead for a $2 million train track expansion at a zoo in central Illinois thanks to the son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett. ...
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Flooding temporarily shuts down Chicago train lineJun 22, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Flooding in the city's northern suburbs has forced Chicago transportation officials to temporarily shut down a train line. Chicago Transit Authority spoke...
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Illinois' Medicaid hospital-funding plan gets federal OKJun 21, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The federal government has agreed to match billions of dollars in Medicaid funding for Illinois hospitals around the state. Gov. Bruce Rauner sa...