Articles filed under Illinois
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Senate OKs new gun-dealer licensing planMay 16, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate has approved another plan to regulate firearms dealers after Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a similar plan in March. The Senate vo...
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Illinois House poised for ERA vote, sponsor seeks supportMay 16, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois House committee has set up a historic floor vote on the Equal Rights Amendment . But the Democrat sponsoring the measure said Wednes...
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Audit slams Rauner administration over lease dealsMay 16, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration violated state law by awarding property leases to unqualified vendors and possibly shutting out other, lower ...
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'Countless lives were saved': Officer stops armed 19-year-old at Dixon High SchoolMay 16, 2018 1:00 am - DIXON, Ill. - A high school resource officer is being praised for his courage in confronting an armed 19-year-old man before he could hurt anybody when police said he op...
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Historic village tops list of Illinois' most scenic sitesMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A historic town along the Mississippi River tops a list of Illinois' most scenic places compiled as part of the state's 200th birthday celebrati...
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Board of Regents to hear recommendation on college presidentMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Board of Regents is planning a special meeting to consider a recommendation for a new president of the Tennessee College of Applied...
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NIU, Rock Valley College celebrate first program graduatesMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Northern Illinois University and Rock Valley College are celebrating the first graduates of its partnership program. The first three students of th...
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Man pleads guilty to reckless homicide in death of officerMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - CHESTER, Ill. (AP) - A man has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in the death of a southern Illinois police officer who crashed during a 2016 high-speed chase. Thirty-...
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Illinois had record-setting 114 million visitors last yearMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois saw a record-number of visitors last year. Gov. Bruce Rauner's office says in a news release that nearly 114 million people visited the...
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VA to hold Illinois town hall to get feedback on health careMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has scheduled a town hall in central Illinois to discuss the Veterans Administration health care system. T...