Articles filed under Illinois
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$1B flood-control Illinois reservoir gets swamped by stormMar 15, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Records show that despite a new $1 billion flood-control reservoir in Illinois, rain and melting snow swamped the largest section of the project in less t...
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Today in HistoryMar 15, 2018 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Thursday, March 15, the 74th day of 2018. There are 291 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 15, 1493, Italian explore...
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Ex-coroner pleads guilty to reduced charge in perjury caseMar 15, 2018 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Former Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd has reached a plea deal with prosecutors over perjury charges related to his nominating petitions for the 20...
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KC Star editor put in charge of McClatchy dailies in MidwestMar 15, 2018 7:00 am - FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - The McClatchy Co. has named Mike Fannin, Kansas City Star executive editor and vice president, to be its Midwest regional editor. In that capaci...
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Illinois gun range to offer free classes to teachersMar 15, 2018 7:00 am - CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) - Training slots are filling up quickly at a suburban gun range in Illinois that is offering free concealed carry classes for teachers. The On Ta...
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Korean War artifacts transferred to Truman LibraryMar 15, 2018 7:00 am - INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) - A defunct Korean War museum in Illinois has transferred its collection of war artifacts to the Harry S. Truman library in Independence, Missouri...
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Survey suggests rural economy to keep improving in 10 statesMar 15, 2018 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A monthly survey of bankers suggests the economy is likely to continue improving slowly in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states. Creighton Univ...
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Rauner announces mid-, long-term Quincy Legionnaires' plansMar 15, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration says it will hire architectural and design teams by summer to redevelop the Quincy veterans' home campus hit ...
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IL-UncontestedMar 14, 2018 7:00 am - Secretary of State Jesse White (i), Dem ...
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New school in Rockford named after pioneering black educatorMar 14, 2018 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A new elementary in Rockford, Illinois will be named after the city's first black public school teacher. The Rockford Register Star...