Articles filed under Illinois
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State paying bills, but not late-payment interestApr 23, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - During the Illinois budget crisis, private companies borrowed billions of dollars to pay government vendors on time with the promise that state ...
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Deadline near to submit Illinois bicentennial coin designApr 23, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois residents still have few more days to take a shot at designing a souvenir coin to mark the state's 200th birthday. State Treasurer Mich...
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The Latest: Illinois past-due fees since 2015 top $1BApr 23, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on late-payment interest owed on billions of dollars in Illinois debt (all times local): 4:55 p.m. The Illinois state comptroller rep...
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July trial for Illinois man charged in sister-in-law's deathApr 22, 2018 7:00 am - HENNEPIN, Ill. (AP) - The trial has been postponed until July for an Illinois man charged with killing his sister-in-law and burying her body in a shallow grave. ...
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1868 Olympic champ to give Eureka commencement addressApr 22, 2018 7:00 am - EUREKA, Ill. (AP) - Eureka College has announced that 1968 Olympic Games long jump champion Bob Beamon will give the school's commencement address next month. Beamon gai...
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Aurora native to present premiere of short filmApr 22, 2018 7:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - A short film written by an Aurora native will premiere at Aurora Public Art on May 25. Martrell Webb's "City of Lights" takes place in Aurora . It fe...
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Before railroads, the Illinois River was the only way to move goodsApr 22, 2018 5:30 am - During 1800s, the natural habitats along the Illinois River helped spur fishing industries and had places for hunting. The Illinois River was a habitat for bottom-feedin...
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Ex-Illinois man sought after 4 dead in Waffle House shooting in TennesseeApr 22, 2018 1:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A nearly naked gunman wearing only a green jacket and brandishing an assault rifle stormed a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville early Sunday, shooti...
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Astronomical society opens observatory in Central IllinoisApr 21, 2018 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - An astronomical society in Central Illinois is inviting the public to go on an adventure of cosmic proportions. The (Champaign) Ne...
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Central Illinois man dies in officer-involved shootingApr 20, 2018 7:00 am - MACKINAW, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a central Illinois man has died in an officer-involved shooting. Tazewell County Sheriff Robert Huston that officers went to a hous...