Articles filed under Illinois
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Southern Illinois port project needs $1M to move forwardMay 13, 2018 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois city needs to raise $1 million to continue progress on a port project. The Cairo Port Authority would use the funds for permitting...
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Missouri exports sex offenders to surrounding statesMay 13, 2018 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's tough treatment of sex offenders living outside of prison is sending hundreds of the offenders to neighboring states, where laws are not ...
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Mayor's trailer catches fire, chief suspects arsonMay 13, 2018 7:00 am - ALORTON, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in the southern Illinois community of Alorton are investigating a fire that destroyed the home of the town's mayor. Alorton Fire Chief D...
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Caterpillar puts Aurora production facility up for saleMay 12, 2018 7:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Caterpillar has officially put its production plant in the northern Illinois city of Aurora on the market. Caterpillar is one of the lead manufacture...
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Macon County approves permit for 1st solar farm near OreanaMay 12, 2018 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Officials are favorably eyeing Macon County's first solar farm. The Macon County Board approved a special-use permit for a 20-acre solar farm projec...
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3 finalists named for chancellor of UMass-BostonMay 11, 2018 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - The search committee tasked with finding a new chancellor for the University of Massachusetts-Boston has submitted the names of three finalists to the syst...
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Illinois illnesses from insect bites increased by 58 percentMay 11, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning the public to take precautions against tick and mosquito bites, saying reported cases of inf...
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Bill would help Illinois school damaged by mine subsidenceMay 11, 2018 7:00 am - SWANSEA, Ill. (AP) - State lawmakers are considering legislation that affects a southern Illinois middle school that was damaged when a collapsed mine caused gradual sin...
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Illinois State tuition to increase 3.75 percent this fallMay 11, 2018 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Tuition will increase 3.75 percent for new undergraduate students entering Illinois State University this fall term. The hike comes after approval fr...
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Elgin man convicted in 2016 fatal shooting, kidnappingMay 11, 2018 7:00 am - GENEVA, Ill. (AP) - A Kane County jury has convicted an Elgin man in a 2016 fatal shooting that involved a kidnapping and police chase. The (Arlington He...