Articles filed under Illinois
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Today in HistoryOct 09, 2017 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Tuesday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2017. There are 82 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 10, 1967, the Outer Space Tr...
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Count: WIU water-filling stations save 1M plastic bottlesOct 09, 2017 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Western Illinois University officials say the school's water bottle refilling stations have kept more than 1 million plastic bottles out of landfills...
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Crews work on Lake County museum before planned 2017 openingOct 08, 2017 7:00 am - LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The final phase of work at Lake County museum has begun. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that the Bess Bower Dunn ...
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Lincoln Museum in Springfield hosting "Spooktacular" eventOct 08, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A visit to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield is fun and educational. But spooky? On the night of Oct. 21, the m...
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Peoria airport to get nearly $2M grant for runway lightsOct 08, 2017 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The airport in Peoria is set to receive nearly $2 million in federal money to pay for a runway lighting rehabilitation project. The (Peoria) Journal ...
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Undertakers' records a 'missing link' in Peoria genealogyOct 08, 2017 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - For years, dusty, battered volumes of records from the 19th and early 20th century have been stored in boxes in a forgotten corner of the Peoria Coun...
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Suspect in shooting of Illinois deputy arrested in GeorgiaOct 08, 2017 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Georgia in the shooting of a sheriff's deputy in northern Illinois during a September traffic stop. The Rock...
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Plaintiffs seek to consolidate lawsuits against drugmakersOct 07, 2017 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Plaintiffs suing drugmakers and distributors in dozens of cases tied to the opioid crisis are seeking to have the lawsuits consolidated and oversee...
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Greater number of students leaving Illinois for collegeOct 07, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois is among the states leading the nation in the number of college freshmen pursuing higher education in other states. The Il...
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University of Illinois leads $25M military initiativeOct 06, 2017 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is leading a $25 million initiative to develop an "internet of battlefield things." Officials say the initiative aims t...