Articles filed under Illinois
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State Farm shuttering 2 Washington state call centersJan 12, 2018 6:00 am - TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - State Farm is closing its two call centers in Tacoma this year, putting as many as 800 people out of work as it moves some jobs to Phoenix and to it...
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Suburban lawmaker wants to end towns' spending for conventions, trainingJan 12, 2018 12:00 am - A suburban lawmaker wants to stop local governments from spending money for elected officials and employees to attend conferences or trainings, saying taxpayers shouldn'...
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Families to receive $6 million in railroad tank car deathJan 11, 2018 6:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - The families of two central Illinois men who died in 2014 after breathing gas inside a railroad tanker car will split $6 million from a settlement of ...
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Emergency repairs needed for Illinois State Fair barnJan 10, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Another building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds is in need of emergency repairs in order to avoid a potential roof collapse. The Capital Deve...
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Illinois Catholic priest charged with child pornographyJan 10, 2018 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Catholic priest has been arrested in southern Illinois on child pornography charges. Belleville police say the Rev. Gerald R. Hechenberger was ...
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Central Illinois college names new Lincoln museum directorJan 10, 2018 6:00 am - LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) - The curator at the Lincoln Heritage Museum at Lincoln College has been selected as its new director. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph re...
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Lawyer: Minnesota's Lynch denies sexual misconduct claimsJan 10, 2018 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota basketball standout Reggie Lynch "categorically denies" allegations of sexual assault lodged against him by two women, his lawyer said Wedne...
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Mental examination ordered for woman charged in son's deathJan 09, 2018 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - A 22-year-old Charleston woman who's charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old son is to be examined to see if she's mental...
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Illinois high school to perform musical despite stolen propsJan 09, 2018 6:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - The show will go on at a southern Illinois high school where theater props for "Seussical the Musical" were recently stolen. The ...
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Constable: Bees have ways to cope with winterJan 09, 2018 4:30 am - Last January, the rusty patched bumblebee became the first wild bee in the continental United States to achieve the dubious distinction of being added to the endangered ...