Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois House to consider governor's school-funding changesAug 15, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois House plans to gauge support for changes Gov. Bruce Rauner made with an amendatory veto of school funding legislation. There will b...
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Former Miss America running for Illinois attorney generalAug 15, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A lawyer who is a former Miss America says she's running for Illinois attorney general. Erika Harold of Urbana on Tuesday announced plans for a Repub...
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Marshall team involved in eclipse balloon projectAug 15, 2017 7:00 am - HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Some Marshall University students and faculty will participate in a project to launch high-altitude balloons during next week's solar eclipse. M...
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17-year-old convicted of Illinois student's beating deathAug 15, 2017 7:00 am - CARLYLE, Ill. (AP) - A 17-year-old boy has been convicted of fatally punching a southern Illinois high school senior during a party last spring. A Clinton County judge a...
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Authorities identify man who drowned while kayaking in UtahAug 15, 2017 7:00 am - HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) - Authorities have identified an Illinois man who drowned while kayaking at Deer Creek Reservoir in Utah. Utah State Parks Sgt. Drew Patterson says...
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1st degree murder charges filed in death of Vermont womanAug 15, 2017 7:00 am - MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Police say first degree murder charges have been filed against the former boyfriend of a Vermont woman found dead by the side of the road last mon...
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Petersburg's Hand of Fate to produce Ill. bicentennial beerAug 14, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Petersburg brewer has won the Illinois Bicentennial Craft Beer Competition. Hand of Fate Brewing Co. will now create the recip...
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Medal of Honor recipient humbled by appreciation in IllinoisAug 14, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Medal of Honor recipient says he's humbled by the appreciation he's been shown by the people in Illinois. James McCloughan, 71, of South Haven...
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SIU associate dean aims to grow promotional effortsAug 14, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A new associate dean at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is looking to expand the school's promotional efforts. Dr. Wendi Wil...
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U of Illinois to exclusively use block 'I' logo from now onAug 14, 2017 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois' Champaign-Urbana campus says it will only use the block letter "I'' logo from now on. School officials made the announ...