Articles filed under Illinois
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Nominations open for Illinoisan of the Day state fair honorApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The nomination period is open for the Illinoisan of the Day honor at this year's Illinois State Fair. The Illinois State Fair Museum Foundation ...
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Decatur artist donates Lincoln statue to mark bicentennialApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois sculptor has donated new artwork featuring Abraham Lincoln to the Decatur Public Library in celebration of the state's bicentenni...
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Cheap Trick slated to play Du Quoin State FairApr 14, 2018 7:00 am - DU QUOIN, Ill. (AP) - On a day when the Du Quoin State Fair will celebrate what's "Born, Built and Grown" in Illinois, organizers have found a band to perform on the Gra...
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SIU-Carbondale turns dining hall food waste into compostApr 14, 2018 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University is turning hundreds of pounds of uneaten dining hall food into compost. The Carbondale school has a program that tra...
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Pekin man charged in synthetic marijuana death and illnessesApr 13, 2018 7:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - Criminal charges have been filed against a central Illinois man in connection with the sale of synthetic marijuana that resulted in death and illness....
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Authorities say 2 pedestrians fatally struck in RockfordApr 13, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say two pedestrians have died after being hit by a vehicle in the northern Illinois city of Rockford. The Winnebago County coroner says...
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Illinois farmers concerned weather could delay plantingApr 13, 2018 7:00 am - CLINTON, Ill. (AP) - Illinois farmers are getting nervous that the long, cold and wet spring will delay the planting season. The target planting date is typically around...
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Legislation would let police withhold arrest details for weeksApr 13, 2018 5:30 am - Imagine a host of police cars and first responders swarming into your neighborhood one night. Not long after, you see someone being led away in handcuffs. Another person...
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Rauner, leaders trade warnings over budgetApr 12, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner is urging legislative leaders to agree on estimated available revenue before deciding how to spend it in the coming year. The ...
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8 years later, charges filed in woman's disappearance, deathApr 12, 2018 7:00 am - ALTON, Ill. (AP) - A man suspected of involvement in the 2010 disappearance of a southern Illinois woman has been charged with her murder. Roger Carroll of rural Jerseyv...