Articles filed under Illinois
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Minnesota hair salon focuses on the environmentAug 12, 2017 7:00 am - ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - A St. Cloud hair salon is joining other salons in an effort to recycle hair waste for use in everything from pet beds to oil spills. Arbor Hair S...
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4 conservationists named to Illinois Outdoor Hall of FameAug 12, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Four longtime conservationists are being named to the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame. The Illinois Conservation Foundation announced the 2017 hal...
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Budget impasse put U of I construction project behindAug 12, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state budget impasse that lasted over two years means a key street by the University of Illinois is likely to remain closed to traffic until...
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Rauner signs law removing sex crime statutes of limitationAug 12, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation that will remove the statutes of limitation for sexual abuse crimes. Rauner signed the measure...
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FBI raids Des Moines house where pipeline protesters liveAug 11, 2017 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The FBI has raided a Catholic Worker House in Des Moines looking for property of two women accused of damaging an oil pipeline that crosses Iowa ...
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Peoria shelter for homeless families to operate 24/7Aug 11, 2017 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois homeless shelter is opening to homeless families 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Peoria Journal-Star report...
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Developer sentenced for bank fraud in apartment constructionAug 10, 2017 7:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A Champaign developer received a 12-month prison sentence for bank fraud in the construction of a southern Illinois apartment complex. The U.S. Attor...
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71-year-old GE Lighting factory in Mattoon to close FridayAug 10, 2017 7:00 am - MATTOON, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois General Electric Lighting plant that once employed as many as 1,800 people is closing this week. The Mattoon Journal-Gazette repo...
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Waukegan man gets 50 years in girlfriend's shooting deathAug 10, 2017 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A 25-year-old Waukegan man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting his girlfriend in 2015 while her daug...
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Davenport woman accused of theft from school nutrition groupAug 10, 2017 7:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - A Davenport woman accused of stealing more than $150,000 from the School Nutrition Association of Iowa has pleaded not guilty to first-degree thef...