Articles filed under Illinois
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Body of Illinois swimmer found in West Virginia riverAug 26, 2017 7:00 am - GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (AP) - The National Park Service has found the body of an Illinois man who disappeared while swimming in a rapids area with friends in West Virginia. Th...
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October 2019 trial date set in Lovelace civil rights lawsuitAug 26, 2017 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A 2019 trial date has been set in the federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a former Illinois prosecutor acquitted in the 2006 death of his first wif...
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State sets October enrollment date for heating bill helpAug 26, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Seniors and people with disabilities may begin applying on Oct. 1 for help paying their heating bills this winter. The Illinois Department of Co...
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Man found dead in river was 81-year-old from East St. LouisAug 25, 2017 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Authorities have identified a man whose body was pulled from the Mississippi River near St. Louis. St. Clair County, Illinois, coroner Calvin Dye Sr. sa...
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Former boyfriend to be arraigned in Barre woman's killingAug 25, 2017 7:00 am - MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A Vermont man accused of killing his former girlfriend is back in Vermont after being arrested in Illinois and is expected to be arraigned next we...
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University of Illinois unveils Wassaja residence hallAug 25, 2017 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A new University of Illinois residence hall named after the school's first Native American graduate has opened. Wassaja Hall residents were greete...
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National park in West Virginia searching for missing swimmerAug 25, 2017 7:00 am - GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (AP) - The National Park Service is searching for an Illinois man who disappeared while swimming in a rapids area with friends in West Virginia. New Riv...
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Gov OKs bill easing gender-ID change for transgender peopleAug 25, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a plan making it easier for transgender people to change the gender listed on their birth certificates. The Republi...
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Rauner vetoes state bill to raise minimum wage to $15Aug 25, 2017 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday vetoed a minimum wage measure that would have hiked the state's hourly rate to $15 by 2022. The current minimum wage is $8.25. But under the ...
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Illinois to stop playing 'war chant' music at gamesAug 25, 2017 1:00 am - The University of Illinois will no longer play "war chant " music during sporting events, ending a tradition that stemmed from the school's former mascot Chief Illiniwek...