Articles filed under Illinois
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Rauner vetoes prohibition on private prison health workersJun 02, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed legislation prohibiting the Illinois Department of Corrections from hiring private health care workers. Rauner veto...
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Authorities identify woman who died in Bishop Hill fireJun 02, 2017 7:00 am - BISHOP HILL, Ill. (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a 72-year-old woman who died in a Bishop Hill house fire earlier this week. The Henry County Coroner's Off...
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Opioid epidemic hits Illinois hardest in the southern regionJun 02, 2017 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A newspaper investigation shows that Illinois' 16 southernmost counties are hardest hit by the state's opioid epidemic. Illinois Department of Pu...
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Illinois first lady kicks off Executive Mansion overhaulJun 02, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois first lady Diana Rauner has kicked off major renovations at the Illinois Executive Mansion in Springfield. Rauner is board chair of a m...
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Illinois lawmakers OK plan to ditch landlines, hike 911 feesJun 02, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers have approved a plan that would raise phone fees for 911 services and allow AT&T to disconnect traditional landlines. The pro...
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Ex-legislator from Elgin sues to recover cost-of-living increasesJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - A former legislator has filed a lawsuit in Cook County seeking to recover money he lost when state lawmakers voted to reject annual cost-of-living pay adjustments. Micha...
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Body found burning was that of Illinois man, Iowa police sayJun 01, 2017 7:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Authorities have released the name of an Illinois man whose body was found burning near a Davenport street. Davenport Police Capt. Brent Biggs say...
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Search continues for Illinois woman missing after crashJun 01, 2017 7:00 am - TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - A search continues for an Illinois woman who's missing after a sport utility vehicle crashed in Mississippi. Authorities found the bodies of one wom...
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Decatur Police: Officer shot armed man in back during chaseJun 01, 2017 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Authorities are investigating a shooting of a man by a Decatur Police officer as the man ran from a vehicle during a traffic stop. The (Decatur) Her...
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale cuts nearly 80 jobsJun 01, 2017 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University Carbondale officials say nearly 80 employees are losing their jobs and dozens more could be affected as the school s...