Articles filed under Illinois
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Behind the scenes at Chicago's iconic Buckingham FountainAug 28, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A bit after dawn Eric Kelmar and his team of engineers arrive for their routine check of Chicago's Buckingham Fountain for the day. "It takes a lot of lov...
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Coroner: Woman shot ex-husband before drowning in lakeAug 28, 2017 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A county coroner says an Illinois woman fatally shot her ex-husband before their home caught fire and she was found dead in a nearby lake. Madison Count...
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Sheriff: 2 hurt in southern Illinois small plane crashAug 28, 2017 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - A county sheriff's office says two people were seriously hurt when a small plane crashed into a southern Illinois orchard. The Jackson County Sh...
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Rauner signs automatic voter registration lawAug 28, 2017 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a measure Monday allowing automatic voter registration in Illinois, a move that comes a year after he rejected a simil...
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State, counties preparing to offer Hurricane Harvey aidAug 28, 2017 1:00 am - An Illinois agency says it's prepared to mobilize manpower and equipment to send to Texas to aid relief efforts following Hurricane Harvey. So far, though, officials at ...
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Illinois House approves school funding planAug 28, 2017 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House approved a new school funding plan Monday that will increase state money for all districts and provide $75 million in tax credits for pe...
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Public helping to ay to refurbish Marion cemetery chapelAug 27, 2017 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - The southern Illinois city of Marion is renovating a historic 99-year-old chapel in a cemetery and asking for the public to help pay for it. Specific...
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Top legislative leaders discuss school funding at CapitolAug 27, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Republican legislative leaders say they're still working out details of a bipartisan agreement to fund Illinois' public schools. Republicans and...
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Illinois mental health clinic aims to provide better careAug 27, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A clinic in central Illinois is working to provide better basic health care for people who suffer from mental illnesses. The Integrated Wellness...
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Section of Bloomington cemetery named after killed soldierAug 27, 2017 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A section of Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Bloomington has been named in honor of a local soldier who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this ye...