Articles filed under Illinois
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Nurse charged with stealing photos from patient's cellphoneApr 30, 2017 7:00 am - WINFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Prosecutors say a South Elgin nurse faces felony charges and is accused of stealing more than 60 "sensitive, personal photographs" and six videos f...
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Western Illinois University to implode former dorm July 1Apr 30, 2017 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Western Illinois University plans July 1 to implode a 20-story-high building that was once a women's residence hall. Higgins Hall opened in 1967 and ...
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Illinois historic site to host baseball games by 1860s rulesApr 30, 2017 7:00 am - HARTFORD, Ill. (AP) - A state historic site is hosting a day of baseball next month when games will be played by 1860s rules. The Lewis and Clark State Historic Site in ...
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Heavy rains bring flash floods, flood warnings to IllinoisApr 30, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Heavy rains moved across southern Illinois on Sunday prompting the National Weather Service to issue flood warnings for the area. Cities includi...
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Longtime Illinois restaurant turned into Route 66 museumApr 30, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A building that was once the longtime home to a Springfield restaurant is now a museum celebrating the city's links to Route 66. The (Springfiel...
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Illinois bills, suit target quarries taking demolition wasteApr 30, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Lawmakers and environmentalists from parts of Illinois that rely on groundwater want tougher monitoring of porous rock quarries that are being "...
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'Most Powerful Latina' Winkler still makes time for familyApr 30, 2017 1:00 am - Yasmine Winkler of Mount Prospect came from a poor family of immigrants from Cuba. She remembers her parents encouraging her to go to college and get a good job. She fol...
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Long-lost plaque marking Lincoln's work at church is foundApr 29, 2017 7:00 am - LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) - The pastor of a central Illinois church says he's thrilled a long-lost plaque marking Abraham Lincoln's work at the site has been returned. The (Blo...
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Officials reveal downtown Galesburg future development plansApr 29, 2017 7:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - Officials in the western Illinois community of Galesburg have unveiled future plans for downtown including bike trails, public art and a Ferris wh...
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Today in HistoryApr 29, 2017 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Sunday, April 30, the 120th day of 2017. There are 245 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 30, 1947, President Harry ...