Articles filed under Illinois
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Contest announced to design coin for Illinois bicentennialMar 07, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - This is for those who have ever looked at a coin and thought they could have come up with a better design. Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs i...
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Man charged for ramming into Illinois airport terminalMar 07, 2018 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A man who tried to ram a stolen vehicle into a central Illinois airport terminal says he was worried about an impending zombie apocalypse. Justin Dee...
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Illinois graduate students occupy president's officeMar 07, 2018 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Striking University of Illinois graduate students occupied the school president's office ahead of another day of negotiations. The Graduate Employees...
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School funding bill headed to Illinois Senate after House OKMar 07, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A follow-up bill to Illinois' school funding reform law is headed to the state Senate after winning approval from members of the House. ...
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Illinois House takes up bar on public sex-harassment payoutsMar 07, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Legislation barring the use of taxpayer money to settle complaints of sexual harassment against legislators is moving to the House floor. The Ex...
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Illinois hunters kill 318 bobcats during 2017-2018 seasonMar 07, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Approximately 318 bobcats were killed in Illinois during the hunting and trapping season that was in effect Nov. 10 through Feb. 15. The Illinoi...
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Emanuel ratches up pressure on Rauner to sign gun billMar 07, 2018 12:00 am - Mayor Rahm Emanuel sat right down and wrote a letter. Unlike the song, it wasn't to himself, but to Gov. Bruce Rauner. And not only was it not filled with "words oh, so ...
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Report: Illinois sees steep increase in opioid overdose ER visitsMar 07, 2018 12:00 am - New federal data show that Illinois emergency rooms saw a 66 percent increase in opioid overdose visits last year. The Chicago Tribune reports the Centers for Diseas...
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Charleston woman fit for trial in 2-year-old son's deathMar 06, 2018 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - A 22-year-old Charleston woman who's charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old son has been found mentally fit for trial. S...
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Company gauges interest in moving more Dakota Access oilMar 06, 2018 6:00 am - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The company that built the Dakota Access pipeline is gauging the oil industry's interest in shipping additional crude from the Bakken in western No...