Articles filed under Illinois
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Rauner: Cut taxes, 'wasteful spending' to curb deficitJan 22, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday that he will propose rolling back last year's income tax increase in a "step-down" process over several years whil...
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Helicopter crash near St. Louis; 2 suffer minor injuriesJan 22, 2018 6:00 am - CAHOKIA, Ill. (AP) - Two people are being treated for minor injuries after a helicopter crashed at an Illinois airport near St. Louis. The accident happened around 11:30...
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Bill would give rural Illinois schools high-speed internetJan 21, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A proposed bill would give more than 90,000 students across 100 districts in rural Illinois access to high-speed internet. In Springfield, The S...
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Sangamon County Jail increases inmate mental health servicesJan 21, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Springfield-area jail will increase mental health services offered to inmates. The State Journal-Register reports the Sangamon...
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Truck driver charged in fatal accident in West VirginiaJan 21, 2018 6:00 am - PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) - An Illinois truck driver faces charges in an interstate crash last year that killed a family of four from North Carolina in southern West Virgini...
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Bald eagle takes flight at Litchfield lake after rehabJan 21, 2018 6:00 am - LITCHFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A bald eagle has taken to the skies in central Illinois after months of rehabilitation for injuries she received in a fight. Martha was released ...
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Where to learn more about American Indian history, cultureJan 21, 2018 4:00 am - American Indian Center 3401 W. Ainslie St., Chicago (773) 275-5871 aicchicago.org Trickster Gallery of Native American Arts 190 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg Schingoethe C...
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Place names reflect American Indian heritageJan 21, 2018 4:00 am - What has an American Indian-based name in Illinois? More like, what doesn't? How about the cities and villages of Annawan, Algonquin, Ashkum, Blue Mound, Cahokia, Calume...
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1,000 years ago, Illinois had the largest city in what would become the U.S.Jan 21, 2018 4:00 am - Centuries ago, Illinois was home to the largest and most influential city in what would become the United States, rivaling the size of European cities at the time. As m...
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Dallas mental hospital to close before state shuts it downJan 19, 2018 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - A psychiatric hospital in Dallas says it is voluntarily closing its doors just after state officials threatened to shut down the aging treatment center bec...