Articles filed under Illinois
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Politically connected tollway employee's last job? Selling office furniture in 2001Feb 21, 2018 12:00 am - A politically connected Illinois tollway employee hired last year for an important $80,016 engineering department job last worked in 2001 as an account executive selling...
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Democrats for governor largely focus on Rauner, TrumpFeb 21, 2018 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democrats running for Illinois governor largely avoided sparring with each other in a debate Wednesday, focusing their ire on Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner'...
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Illinois to pick state's '200 greatest' to mark bicentennialFeb 20, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois residents are invited to help choose the 200 greatest people, place and things in state history as part of Illinois' bicentennial celeb...
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Illinois sees flood warnings as snow melts, heavy rains fallFeb 20, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Melting snow and heavy rains have prompted the National Weather Service to issue flood warnings for parts of northern Illinois and flood watches for centr...
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Man who died in Yellowstone in 2017 was looking for treasureFeb 20, 2018 6:00 am - BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A 53-year-old Illinois man who fell to his death in Yellowstone National Park last year was looking for a supposed hidden cache of gold and jewels...
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Senate plan would require rear-facing car seats until age 2Feb 20, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate endorsed a measure Tuesday tightening car seat regulations in an effort the sponsor said will better protect children in the...
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Brothers from St. Louis accused in Glen Carbon deathFeb 20, 2018 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Two brothers from St. Louis have been charged in the death of an acquaintance whose body was found in Glen Carbon, Illinois. First-degree murde...
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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...