Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois financial literacy standards take effectSep 03, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois schools will be required to teach financial literacy skills such as balancing a checkbook and putting money into a savings account this...
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Danville starting to put signs directing to downtown areaSep 03, 2017 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Danville officials have started putting up signs around the eastern Illinois city showing ways to the downtown district and other areas. The Commer...
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Illinois State University raises $21.4M in private moneySep 03, 2017 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University says it raised $21.4 million in private dollars during fiscal year 2017 -- the third-best year on record. The figure is les...
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Illinois State Rep. Brandon Phelps resignsSep 02, 2017 7:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Rep. Brandon Phelps has stepped down. The Harrisburg Democrat's resignation from the seat he's held in the 118th District in south...
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Ash borer wiping out ash trees in DecaturSep 02, 2017 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The emerald ash borer epidemic that hit central Illinois five years ago is still going strong and could spell the end of ash trees in the community ...
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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...