Articles filed under Illinois
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House bill would keep medically fragile in fee-for-serviceApr 27, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois House has approved a measure advocates say would make it easier for seriously ill children to obtain health care. The plan by Democ...
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Police: Illinois man led police on 2-county tractor pursuitApr 27, 2018 7:00 am - ATHENS, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man is in custody after police say he led officers on a slow-speed pursuit through two counties while driving a large tractor. Twe...
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School district sued for sexual abuse by former teacherApr 26, 2018 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Lawsuits have been filed against a northern Illinois school district by five former students who allege they were sexually abused by a former teach...
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Illinois Senate views marijuana as opioid alternativeApr 26, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers are turning to marijuana to fight opioid abuse. The Senate voted 44-6 Thursday to allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuan...
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Advocates urge lawmaker curb on Medicaid managed care switchApr 26, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Eight social-service agencies have written Illinois lawmakers urging checks and restrictions on moving hundreds of thousands of Medicaid patient...
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State-financed workers' comp insurance company gets House OKApr 26, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Democrats want to set up a state-monitored insurance company to drive down workers' compensation insurance costs. The House voted 62-43...
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed after double-fatal accidentApr 26, 2018 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Families of two men killed in a southern Illinois wrong-way crash last summer have filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The Belleville News-Democrat r...
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Peoria turns downtown office space into affordable housingApr 25, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Peoria officials will use a state grant to turn downtown office space in the central Illinois community into subsidized housing for the homeless. ...
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Teen charged in shooting death of Bradley University studentApr 25, 2018 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A teenager charged with first-degree murder in the April 8 shooting death of a man now faces the same charge in the slaying of a Bradley University s...
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SIU to recruit alumni for 'volunteer' adjunct positionsApr 25, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University Carbondale is seeking volunteers with graduate degrees to serve as adjunct faculty. Chancellor Carlo Montemagno post...