Articles filed under Illinois
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Schoolchildren asked to donate pennies to buy Lincoln papersApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Bicentennial Commission is asking Sangamon County schoolchildren to donate pennies so it can buy an 1830s-era Abraham Lincoln docum...
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Illinois state park struggling to keep up with visitorsApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - LA SALLE, Ill. (AP) - Starved Rock State Park is struggling to keep up with the more than 10 million visitors that have come to the Illinois park in the last four years....
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Illinois honors state's 1st bicentennial farm familyApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A family that has farmed in southern Illinois for five generations has received the state's first bicentennial farm designation. Gerald and Bett...
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Belleville police may bolster force with volunteersApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Police officers in Belleville may soon be getting some help answering calls or help keep an eye on parades and festivals in town. ...
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Supreme Court again rejects Blagojevich appealApr 16, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has for the second time rejected an appeal by imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his convictions on corruption charges. Th...
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Bill advances that requires state jobs be in Sangamon CountyApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois House panel has approved a bill that would require most new and vacant state jobs be located in Sangamon County. The...
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Groups trying to save northern Illinois' Black Hawk statueApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - OREGON, Ill. (AP) - Groups are working to complete restoration of a century-old landmark known as the Black Hawk statue in northern Illinois. The 48-foot-tall, 270-ton l...
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Bill would separate SIU's Carbondale, Edwardsville campusesApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A bill has been introduced in the Illinois Legislature that would separate Southern Illinois University's Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses. ...
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Rockford police to start using drones to aid investigationsApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Police in the northern Illinois city of Rockford will begin using drones to help with traffic investigations. The Rockford Register...
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Howard Buffett gives $1.2M to buy land for recycling centerApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Macon County Sheriff Howard Buffett's private foundation is donating $1.2 million to purchase land for a new recycling center and compost facility. ...