Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois 2018 fishing licenses go on sale March 1Feb 19, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says state fishing licenses for the year go on sale March 1. The agency says 2018 annual fishing li...
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Hero, harasser or both? Shaun White's newly complex legacyFeb 19, 2018 6:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) - It was expected to be a coronation: snowboarder Shaun White, shredding the halfpipe in an epic performance that won him Olympic gold at P...
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Crundwell documentary returns to Dixon for free screeningsFeb 19, 2018 6:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - A documentary about a former comptroller who admitted to stealing nearly $54 million from a northern Illinois city will be shown several more times ne...
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SIU museum reopens after closing due to state budget impasseFeb 19, 2018 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The University Museum at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has reopened after it had to close last year due to the state budget impasse. Th...
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Newest member of Freeport's police force is a real dogFeb 19, 2018 6:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - He's not even four years old but the newest member of the Freeport Police Department is already sniffing out bad guys. The Journal-Standard in Free...
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Another Madigan aide removed amid allegationsFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - A second political operative of Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has been removed after allegations of "inappropriate behavior" were leveled against him, according to...
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SIU gets 115-pound black carp specimen for further studyFeb 18, 2018 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Researchers at Southern Illinois University have received what could be one of the largest black carp used for scientific research. Officials at ...
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Man arrested after breaching security at Peoria airportFeb 18, 2018 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Several weekend flights were delayed or cancelled at Peoria's airport after a man tried to use a stolen vehicle to ram the main terminal and breached...
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Northwestern celebrates 50th anniversary of student sit-inFeb 18, 2018 6:00 am - EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Northwestern University will fund student and faculty proposed events this spring as part of the 50th anniversary commemoration of the school's fir...
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Lincoln's footsteps cross many parts of IllinoisFeb 17, 2018 6:00 pm - Abraham Lincoln might not have been born in Illinois but he clearly is among the state's favorite sons. Lincoln came into the world on Feb. 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Ken...