Articles filed under Illinois
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Peoria police officers starting children's boxing programSep 02, 2017 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Peoria police officers are renting a vacant building and launching a program for young boxers. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that officers Jo-Pau...
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Study: Quincy University has $53M impact in west IllinoisSep 02, 2017 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A new study finds that Quincy University has a $53 million influence on a six-county area in western Illinois. The private liberal arts Catholic Univ...
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Illinois waives commercial driving test for some veteransSep 02, 2017 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Veterans no longer must take a written test to obtain a Commercial Driver's License as long if they operated a large truck in the military in 2016....
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EXCHANGE: Gardens in Illinois Valley seek to unify communitySep 02, 2017 7:00 am - PERU, Ill. (AP) - Justin Loger has pulled a respectable 37 zucchinis out of his garden since July 1, but by this time next year he expects that figure to shoot up well i...
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Gov. Rauner requests federal help for Northwest suburban flood victimsSep 02, 2017 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner has asked President Donald Trump to approve federal assistance for people affected by flooding and severe storms in July in Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenr...
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Illinois nursing home resident death caused by hot weatherSep 01, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A coroner report says the death of a 78-year-old Illinois nursing home resident nearly three months ago was caused by hyperthermia due to exposure to...
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Plant burning medical waste near homes gets Utah OK to moveSep 01, 2017 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah environmental regulators have approved plans from a medical waste burning plant cited for toxic emissions in a neighborhood to relocate to a m...
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Illinois forest road closing for snake, amphibian migrationsAug 31, 2017 7:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - A 2 ˆ½ mile-long road in southern Illinois' Shawnee National Forest is closing Friday for an annual migration of snakes and amphibians. The roadw...
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Police step up traffic enforcement over Labor Day weekendAug 31, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Police across the state say they'll be out in force this Labor Day weekend, and they're urging motorists not to drink and drive. Illinois State ...
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7 Illinois airmen, 1 aircraft to help in Texas after HarveyAug 31, 2017 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois National Guard says it's sending seven airmen and a C-130 cargo plane to help with the response to Hurricane Harvey in Texas. The guard ...