Articles filed under Illinois
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Rural schools in Illinois online AP coursesJan 28, 2018 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A pilot program is giving students in rural Illinois high schools better access to Advanced Placement courses to prepare for college Seventy-five stu...
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Springfield's Lincoln Museum looking for volunteersJan 27, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - This is for anyone who wants to tell the world about Abraham Lincoln. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield is welc...
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Illinois officer faces several surgeries after head-on crashJan 27, 2018 6:00 am - PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) - Officials say a southwestern Illinois police officer will need several surgeries after a head-on crash that killed the other driver. The mayor...
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Springfield school district tests app that tracks busesJan 27, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A new app to track school buses in a Springfield Public Schools district might launch next school year. Transportation Director Rick Koopman tol...
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May completion expected for Illinois Executive Mansion workJan 27, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials are expecting renovation work on the Illinois Executive Mansion in Springfield should be completed in plenty of time for the state's A...
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Illinois will start accepting state tax returns MondayJan 27, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois will start accepting income returns for 2017 on Monday, the same day the federal government begins accepting returns. The ...
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The history of newspapers in Illinois (even before it was a state)Jan 27, 2018 12:00 am - Like so much in Illinois, the origins of its newspapers were tied to politics. This land was a wild, largely unpopulated, western territory when its first newspaper spra...
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Eastern Illinois cutting number of athletic scholarshipsJan 26, 2018 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Eastern Illinois University in Charleston is planning to reduce the number of scholarships it offers student athletes. EIU President David Glassm...
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2020 trial date set for transgender inmate alleging abuseJan 26, 2018 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A 2020 jury trial date has been set for a transgender inmate suing Illinois Department of Corrections officials for alleged abuses. ...
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Marshals fatally shoot knife-wielding man hiding in closetJan 26, 2018 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - The U.S. Marshals Service says marshals fatally shot a man who tried to attack them with a knife. The shooting happened Friday in Alton, Illinois, near ...