Articles filed under Illinois
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Possible sighting of cougar in DuPage CountyJan 19, 2018 6:00 am - GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is trying to determine if there is anything to reports of a cougar being spotted in a DuPage C...
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Grants will help students pay for trip to Lincoln museumJan 19, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Students in five Illinois counties will get some help paying for their trip to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfiel...
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Illinois Treasurer warns of college savings tax penaltiesJan 19, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Families in Illinois that have college savings plans won't get a break on their state taxes if they use those accounts to pay for private K-12 t...
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Illinois high court OKs lawsuit in NIU student's 2012 deathJan 19, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the family of a Northern Illinois University fraternity pledge can proceed with a lawsuit involving hi...
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Illinois school officials seek double state education aidJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois education administrators are seeking to double the amount of money public schools get in the coming year. The State Board of Education ...
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30-year sentence for man in sexual assault of elderly womanJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A Champaign man convicted of sexually assaulting a 90-year-old woman with dementia has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Dontrell Netter was foun...
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Man freed from prison after 23 years fails drug testJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man released from prison after 23 years and is awaiting a decision on whether he'll stand trial again for murder is in jail after he al...
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Rockford mayor says he'll seek limits to home rule powersJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois city's mayor says he will seek limits on city powers if voters approve a March referendum that would restore home rule authorit...
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Banker survey suggests economy remains slow in rural areasJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Declining numbers in a new monthly survey of bankers suggests the economy remains weak in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states. The overall eco...
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Congresswoman collecting Valentine's Day cards for veteransJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois congresswoman is collecting Valentine's Day cards for veterans. This is the fifth year that U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos has invited const...