Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois GOP unites against graduated tax rate planApr 11, 2018 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans struck the first blow Tuesday in an election-year debate over the state's tax structure, uniting against the idea of converting ...
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Suburbs stand in for gangster Looney's turf in 'Road to Perdition'Apr 11, 2018 1:00 am - Gangster John Looney got a new name and a new look - the John Rooney character based on him was played by Paul Newman - in the 2002 movie "Road to Perdition," filmed par...
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Senate bill would limit severance payouts to government executivesApr 11, 2018 1:00 am - Democratic state Sen. Tom Cullerton of Villa Park has introduced a bill that would limit severance packages for public executives. The Government Severance Pay Act would...
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Before Capone, John Looney was the prototypical Illinois gangsterApr 11, 2018 1:00 am - John Looney was the original Quad-Cities vice lord and also one of the nation's earliest organized crime leaders. Looney was a thin, cold, gaunt, sort of dour-looking ma...
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Illinois comptroller releases $350M under new school fundingApr 10, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill (AP) - The Illinois state comptroller is releasing $350 million to public school districts statewide as part of the newly approved education-funding ove...
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State Farm selling headquarters building in BloomingtonApr 10, 2018 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - State Farm says the insurance company plans on selling its 89-year-old original headquarters building in downtown Bloomington. The company made ...
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Judge gives Clinton woman 3 years for stealing $370,000Apr 10, 2018 7:00 am - CLINTON, Ill. (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced a central Illinois woman to three years in prison for stealing more than $370,000 from the physician who employed her....
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Snowboarder dies on hill at Duluth's Spirit MountainApr 10, 2018 7:00 am - DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - A 20-year-old college student has died while snowboarding on a hill at Duluth's Spirit Mountain. The recreation area's executive director, Brandy Re...
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SIU may reallocate funds from Carbondale to EdwardsvilleApr 10, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University officials are considering a proposal that would reallocate state funding from Carbondale to Edwardsville to reflect ...
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Illinois seeks comments on use of Volkswagen settlementApr 10, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Taxpayers have until April 20 to make comments on the way Illinois plans to use the state's $108 million share of a national settlement with Vol...