Articles filed under Illinois
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Predatory vultures attack calves in southern IllinoisFeb 26, 2018 6:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois cattle farms are facing a threat from black vultures, according to cattle producers. The birds are preying on young calves on ...
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Bicentennial-themed program to boost math, science pursuitsFeb 26, 2018 6:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Bicentennial coordinators are announcing a three-year program to encourage students in low-income areas to pursue careers in technology, med...
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University of Illinois graduate student workers go on strikeFeb 26, 2018 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Graduate student workers at the University of Illinois have gone on strike after 11 months of unsuccessful talks with administrators on a new cont...
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Illinois Supreme Court hitting the roadFeb 25, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court is hitting the road. In a news release, the court says the justices will gather at the University of Illinois at Urba...
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Illinois State lab focuses on water quality issuesFeb 25, 2018 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University officials are looking for ways to expand the work of a special lab involved in water-quality research that has analyzed nea...
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Grasso returns improper campaign contributionsFeb 25, 2018 12:00 am - Republican attorney general candidate Gary Grasso has returned nearly $30,000 in campaign contributions that exceeded state limits for donors or improperly came from for...
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Sex-harassment, taxes, Rauner v. Madigan key in Ill. racesFeb 24, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - One of every five lawmakers sworn in to office next year will be new to the Illinois General Assembly. Thirty members of the House and Senate ha...
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Wet winter means plenty of sap for Illinois syrup festivalFeb 24, 2018 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Experts say a wetter winter means that sap production is looking good for this weekend's Touch of Nature Maple Syrup Festival in southern Illinoi...
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Keeley Gold Cure for alcoholism brought thousands to IllinoisFeb 24, 2018 12:00 am - The Keeley Cure initially had gold in it, but the real gold was in the number of satisfied customers who said they were cured of addictions amid the social support syste...
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Illinois officials announce plan to stabilize mineFeb 23, 2018 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - State officials have a plan to stabilize a mine that collapsed under a school in southwestern Illinois. The ground beneath the Wolf Branch Middle...