Articles filed under Illinois
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State board names 10 Illinois Teacher of the Year finalistsAug 21, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Board of Education has named 10 finalists for 2018 Illinois Teacher of the Year. State Superintendent Tony Smith says the fin...
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Illinois State Fair Grandstand sets record salesAug 21, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Fair Grandstand officials say this year's fair surpassed a record-setting number of guests in 2016 with help from its music lineu...
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Watch time-lapse video: Eclipse brings darkness over southern IllinoisAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - Watch day turn to night and back again in this time-lapse video as the total solar eclipse darkens downstate Chester on the Mississippi River. ...
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Eclipse 'really cool' in suburbs, awe-inspiring downstateAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - Let's just say that in the suburbs, Monday's eclipse was about 86 percent awesome. Schoolchildren and their teachers, of course, were filled with wonderment. "It's a onc...
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Today in HistoryAug 20, 2017 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Monday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2017. There are 132 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 21, 1858, the first of sev...
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No Powerball winner in Saturday's drawing, jackpot jumps to $650 millionAug 20, 2017 1:00 am - The numbers for the $541.9 million Powerball jackpot were drawn Saturday night — but there was no winner, according to ABC News. The jackpot now jumps to $650 million. N...
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WIU students, faculty research ways to combat Asian carpAug 19, 2017 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Biology students and faculty at Western Illinois University are conducting research to help combat the invasion of Asian carp. The university says th...
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Fatal crashes down in Illinois 20 years after .08 lawAug 19, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is marking the 20th anniversary of legislation that lowered the drunken driving limit to .08 blood-alcohol concentration. State officia...
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Southern Illinois prepares for influx of eclipse visitorsAug 19, 2017 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Officials in southern Illinois have geared up as thousands of people are expected to descend on the area to view Monday's total solar eclipse, im...
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Bankers: Drought still burdening rural economy in 10 statesAug 17, 2017 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A new monthly report shows drought conditions continue to burden the rural economy in parts of 10 Plains and Western states. The overall Rural Mainstr...