Articles filed under Illinois
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Severe weather warnings issued for northern IllinoisJun 28, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Weather officials have issued severe weather warnings, including tornado watches, for portions of northern Illinois. The National Weather Service issued t...
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NIU board of trustees faces lawsuit over president severanceJun 28, 2017 7:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - A member of the DeKalb County Board is suing Northern Illinois University's Board of Trustees in an effort to void a $600,000 severance payment to th...
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Consolidated, FairPoint ready to close the deal on MondayJun 28, 2017 7:00 am - Illinois-based Consolidated Communications and North Carolina-based FairPoint have obtained all necessary state regulatory approvals and anticipate closing the deal in a...
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Ex-Edwardsville police officer gets 40 years for burglariesJun 27, 2017 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A former southern Illinois police officer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to a long string of burglaries. Former...
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Vermont utility regulators give final nod to FairPoint dealJun 27, 2017 7:00 am - MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Customers of the telephone and broadband services provider FairPoint Communications in northern New England won't notice much difference after it ...
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Madigan to bring 4-year property tax freeze to vote WednesdayJun 27, 2017 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Declaring "nobody gets 100 percent," Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday laid out his own spending plan and signaled he's ready to vote on fo...
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State House Democrats plan to roll out property-tax freeze to appease RaunerJun 27, 2017 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Democrats have advanced a statewide property tax freeze to appease the Republican governor and get a budget before Saturday's deadline. The Revenue a...
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Body found in submerged car identified as missing womanJun 26, 2017 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a decomposed body found in a car in an Illinois lake has been identified as a woman missing since April. The St. Clair County...
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Correction: Peoria History Tours storyJun 26, 2017 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - In a story June 25 about the possible end to history tours by the Peoria Historical Society, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of the tou...
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Illinois' first fracking permit reignites controversyJun 26, 2017 7:00 am - ENFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An application for a fracking permit in southern Illinois has revived the debate on high-volume oil and gas drilling. The practice was signed into l...