Articles filed under Illinois
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The hair is real: Blagojevich shown with mostly gray do on magazine coverSep 11, 2017 1:00 am - Imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich indeed still has his full head of hair — and now it's confirmed: It's mostly gray, too. Chicago magazine said in a tweet ...
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Western Illinois University gets $100,000 to study bobcatsSep 10, 2017 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Faculty and students at Western Illinois University will be able to study the west-central Illinois bobcat population thanks to a $100,000 state gran...
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Illinois stocking 80,000 trout ahead of fishing seasonSep 10, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Fall trout fishing starts next month in Illinois and the state is stocking about 80,000 rainbow trout to prepare for the season. The Illinois De...
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Nonprofit sees fewer WWII veterans on local Honor FlightsSep 10, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Land of Lincoln Honor Flight program is seeing fewer World War II veterans on its trips to the nation's capital. The upcoming flight on Tues...
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Illini to host inaugural Hall of Fame ceremonySep 09, 2017 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois' first Hall of Fame Class will be inducted on Sept. 30. The school says the class of 2017 will be inducted during a cer...
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Decatur spending $400,000 in federal money on sidewalksSep 09, 2017 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The Decatur City Council has approved $400,000 to pay for replacing old sidewalks in inner-city neighborhoods. The (Decatur) Herald ...
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Body found in Mississippi River ID'd as missing boaterSep 08, 2017 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Authorities have identified a man whose body was found in the Mississippi River near St. Louis as a boater who had been missing since Labor Day. Madison...
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Judge to rule in October on plea withdrawal in 2010 murderSep 08, 2017 7:00 am - SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) - A DeKalb County judge says she will rule next month on a man's request to withdraw his guilty plea in the 2010 death of a Northern Illinois Univers...
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NIU plans $20 million renovation to campus student centerSep 08, 2017 7:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Plans are underway for $20 million in renovations at Northern Illinois University's campus student center. The Holmes Student Center hasn't had any m...
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3 found dead after shooting at northern Illinois homeSep 08, 2017 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say the deaths of three people found in a northern Illinois home are being investigated as homicides. Police were called to the home in J...