Articles filed under Illinois
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EXCHANGE: Illinois company helps create Pete Rose statueAug 05, 2017 7:00 am - LAKEWOOD, Ill. (AP) - The idea when sculptors immortalize athletic heroes is to capture them in their element. Michael Jordan soars through the air outside the United Ce...
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Peoria historians search for missing Civil War monumentAug 05, 2017 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A team of history enthusiasts in central Illinois is hunting for a Civil War memorial that went missing more than half a century ago. Peoria's Civil ...
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Craft brewers compete to create Illinois bicentennial brewAug 05, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Fair is giving visitors something to wash down all that funnel cake: Craft beer. Craft brewers from all over the state will t...
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Blasting completed for Chicago stormwater tunnel shaftAug 05, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Blasting operations for the construction of an intake shaft for a Chicago stormwater tunnel have been completed. Chicago Transportation officials announce...
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Illinois woman accused of stealing from Missouri day careAug 04, 2017 7:00 am - CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) - An Illinois woman is accused of stealing more than $77,000 from the suburban St. Louis day care she directed. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports tha...
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Director: No major impact on state agency from budget cutsAug 04, 2017 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources says a 5 percent budget cut mandated in the recently approved state budget won't hav...
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EXCHANGE: Illinois man lives for judging livestockAug 03, 2017 7:00 am - KNOXVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Mason Flack has been showing cattle and hogs at local fairs since he was 8 years old. Growing up on a livestock farm in North Henderson, Flack lea...
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Illinois attorney general to look into museum shutteringAug 03, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Attorney General's Office is looking into the abrupt shutdown of the Korean War Veterans Museum & Library in Springfield. ...
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2 Illinois House Republicans won't seek 2018 re-electionAug 03, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Two Republican legislators won't seek re-election next year. State Rep. Bob Pritchard of Hinckley plans to retire. He's been a House member sinc...
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Correction: Lincoln Statue-Broken Arm storyAug 03, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - In a story July 27 about a statue of Abraham Lincoln with a broken arm, The Associated Press, relying on information from The (Springfield) Stat...