Articles filed under Illinois
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Authorities: Boy dies after truck rolls over him in IllinoisMay 23, 2017 7:00 am - CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a 2-year-old boy has died after an apparently driverless truck rolled over him outside a home in northern Illinois. The Kane...
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Illinois treasurer returns Purple Heart to WWII vet's familyMay 23, 2017 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials have returned a Purple Heart medal to the daughter of a late World War II veteran. According to a news release, State Treasurer Mi...
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Illinois counties team up to make jury pools more diverseMay 22, 2017 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Two judges in Illinois say a new pilot program aimed at ensuring minorities are well represented in local jury pools will be "revolutionary." Peoria,...
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Push to rename Illinois road after late Macon County sheriffMay 22, 2017 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The state's first African-American sheriff may soon have a roadway named after him. The (Decatur) Herald & Review (http://bit.ly/2rHhV0u ) reports t...
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Developer has vision for casino, Springfield developmentMay 22, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A real estate developer in Springfield has floated grand plans for downtown Springfield. The crux of Chris Stone's plan is a 1,200-position casi...
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Condo financing program could be making a comebackMay 22, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON -- Could condos financed with low down payment government-backed mortgages stage a surprise comeback under the Trump administration, which generally seeks to ...
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Illinois city donates items from houses struck by landslidesMay 21, 2017 7:00 am - EAST PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois city is donating items to Habitat from Humanity that were salvaged from seven households that were condemned following landslides fo...
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Heavy rainfall has many Illinois farmers worried about cropsMay 21, 2017 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Heavy rainfall across much of Illinois late last month has left many corn farmers wondering what will become of their crops. The (Carbondale) Sou...
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Tricky, unpopular budget at crux of Senate 'grand bargain'May 21, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate's "grand bargain" budget compromise comes down to three pieces of legislation. There's a $36.5 billion outline for spending ...
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IDOT to change mowing routes protect monarch butterfliesMay 21, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials say they're changing mowing routes along interstates to help protect dwindling populations of the monarch butterfly and other pollinat...