Articles filed under Illinois
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Freeport officials want to continue razing blighted homesJan 03, 2018 6:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - The northern Illinois city of Freeport razed 80 buildings last year, almost tripling the number demolished the year before. City leaders hope to ra...
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2 hurt in snowmobile crash near Mount WashingtonJan 03, 2018 6:00 am - SARGENT'S PURCHASE, N.H. (AP) - Officials say two people were injured when they lost control of their snowmobile and crashed into some trees. The New Hampshire Fish and ...
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Joliet Police investigate fatal shooting of 2 teensJan 02, 2018 6:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Joliet Police are investigating the slayings of two teenagers who were shot to death while riding in a car New Year's Eve. The (Jolie...
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Treasurer: Changes make it easier to find, claim propertyJan 02, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - People in Illinois now have a faster, easier way to find out if the state is holding any of their unclaimed cash or property. Illinois Treasurer...
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Conservative groups appeal in public-pay abortion challengeJan 02, 2018 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Anti-abortion groups are appealing after a judge dismissed a lawsuit to stop a law that'll expand Medicaid and state-employee group health insur...
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Multiple departments respond to Illinois resort fireJan 02, 2018 6:00 am - UTICA, Ill. (AP) - Multiple fire departments were responding to a blaze at a northern Illinois resort near Starved Rock State Park. Utica Fire Chief Ben Brown tells The ...
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No one hurt in blaze at Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort near Starved RockJan 02, 2018 12:00 am - UTICA - Officials say no one was injured in a fire at a resort near Starved Rock State Park in northern Illinois. Utica Fire Chief Ben Brown says the alarm sounded at Gr...
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Veterans group wants photos of soldiers killed in VietnamJan 01, 2018 6:00 am - ELMHURST, Ill. (AP) - Volunteers are coordinating a statewide effort to track down photos of Illinois natives killed during the Vietnam War as part of a national project...
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Sycamore collected $14,500 in unpaid parking tickets in 2017Jan 01, 2018 6:00 am - SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) - The northern Illinois city of Sycamore has collected $14,500 in unpaid parking tickets since February. Some of the meters downtown only cost a penn...
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University of Illinois explores expanding solar farmDec 31, 2017 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is considering an expansion of its solar farm. The University of Illinois South Farms has been idle since October when ...