Articles filed under Illinois
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University of Illinois art museum revamps websiteAug 03, 2017 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois' museum has revamped its website to allow online visitors to access information about pieces in the museum's collection for...
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Champaign creates panel to examine complaints against policeAug 02, 2017 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Champaign is creating a civilian panel to examine complaints against the city's police officers. The (Champaign) News-Gazette repo...
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Group helping pick up litter at Starved Rock State ParkAug 02, 2017 7:00 am - OGLESBY, Ill. (AP) - The record-setting number of people visiting Starved Rock State Park is creating a big problem, a lot of litter. The LaSalle Tribune reports park of...
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EXCHANGE: Award winner touts children's literatureAug 02, 2017 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Children's literature today shows more caring and more presence of fathers, observes an Illinois State University professor who was recently recogniz...
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Opioid epidemic prompts tightening of prescription rulesAug 02, 2017 7:00 am - ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - The nation's opioid epidemic has prompted a northern Illinois hospital to start enforcing strict rules on what kind of opioid painkillers can and can'...
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Missouri man gets 30 years for Illinois store robberiesAug 02, 2017 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A St. Louis man has been ordered to spend three decades in federal prison for his role in 2010 armed robberies and shootings at two southwest...
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Illinois re-permitting certain rides after Ohio accidentAug 01, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois says it's in the process of lifting its suspension of the operation of amusement rides similar to the one involved in a de...
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University of Illinois uses new practice fields for footballAug 01, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois football team has kicked off the preseason a little closer to home. After nearly 20 years of trekking about 15 miles north...
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Alexander County gets federal grant to buy emergency truckAug 01, 2017 7:00 am - CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - A southwest Illinois county is expected to receive a $25,000 federal grant to go toward a truck to help improve response times to emergencies requirin...
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Rauner's veto could jeopardize suburbs' school funding, tooAug 01, 2017 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Bruce Rauner used his veto power Tuesday to strip millions of dollars for Chicago Public Schools from a school funding overhaul, a move that could mea...