Articles filed under Illinois
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Buffett Foundation funds cars, equipment for Illinois countyMay 13, 2017 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A cash-strapped Illinois sheriff's department is getting new police vehicles and equipment thanks to a donation from the Howard G. Buffett Foundatio...
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Woman accused of impersonating a nurse in St. LouisMay 13, 2017 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A federal grand jury in St. Louis has accused a woman of impersonating a nurse and spending three months at a hospital's intensive-care unit and with el...
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Board: Illinois coliseum repairs could cost up to $4MMay 13, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Extensive repairs to the deteriorating Illinois State Fair Coliseum could take millions of dollars and two years, according to an agency that ov...
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Photography exhibit of 1960s Carbondale on displayMay 13, 2017 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A photography exhibit offering a glimpse of 1960s Carbondale will be on display for several more days. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan (http...
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Palatine resident joins Teachers' Retirement System boardMay 13, 2017 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner Friday appointed Palatine resident Matthew Hower to the Teachers' Retirement System board of trustees. Hower will bring more than 35 years of financial...
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Desegregation pioneer to be honored with Waukegan streetMay 12, 2017 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A woman at the forefront of a 1960s effort to desegregate Waukegan public schools will be memorialized Saturday with an honorary street sign. Duryl...
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Former Illinois prosecutor files lawsuit after acquittalMay 12, 2017 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois prosecutor who was acquitted two months ago in the 2006 death of his first wife has filed a federal lawsuit for damages. Curtis Lov...
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Agricultural officials start pesticide collection programMay 12, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State officials say residents in eight Illinois counties can get rid of unwanted agricultural pesticides free of charge. The Illinois Department...
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Trustees OK no tuition increase for fall at Illinois StateMay 12, 2017 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Incoming Illinois State University students this fall won't pay more to attend the school than last year's freshman class. ISU trustees on Friday vot...
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Illinois announces 2016 Senior Hall of Fame inducteesMay 11, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Three Illinois residents are being inducted into the state's Senior Hall of Fame. The Illinois Department of Aging announced the 2016 inductees ...