Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois borrows $1.5B at reduced interest to pay down debtOct 17, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois made a payment on a colossal bill backlog Tuesday, borrowing money at a relatively low rate despite its worst-in-the-nation credit rati...
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Illinois sees teen traffic deaths drop by half in decadeOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is crediting a graduated driver's license law with a 51 percent drop in teenage-driver deaths in the past decade. T...
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Man wanted in Illinois charged with killing upstate NY womanOct 16, 2017 7:00 am - NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say a man wanted in Illinois has been charged with killing a 47-year-old woman in New York's Hudson Valley. Police in the city of Newbu...
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'Johnny Appleseed' trees to mark Illinois bicentennialOct 16, 2017 7:00 am - EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Historical Society is offering all 102 counties a tree that descends from an original "Johnny Appleseed" tree as part of the st...
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17-year-old charged as an adult in shooting of 2-year-oldOct 16, 2017 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A 17-year-old has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 2-year-old. In addition to the murder charge, Zachary...
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Mural honors Belvidere man who played in 1933 World SeriesOct 15, 2017 7:00 am - BELVIDERE, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois community has unveiled a new mural honoring a local resident who played in the 1933 World Series. The Rockford Register Star r...
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Work starts on $35 million downtown Aurora arts centerOct 15, 2017 7:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Renovation work has started as part of a $35 million project to turn a community college building into an arts center in downtown Aurora. ...
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Illinois drivers urged to beware during deer-mating seasonOct 15, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois transportation officials are warning motorists to beware of more active deer as mating season begins. The Illinois Department of Transp...
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Study to explore Illinois' energy futureOct 15, 2017 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Commerce Commission has launched an 18-month study to explore the use of emerging technologies to improve the state's electric grid. The...
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Teen charged in fatal shooting of 2-year-old Decatur boyOct 15, 2017 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A 17-year-old has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old Decatur boy. The Herald & Review reports police responded to a Decatur home Sat...