Articles filed under Illinois
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Senate OKs prohibition on privatizing prison nurses jobsMar 29, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate is telling Gov. Bruce Rauner it doesn't want prison nurse jobs filled by private contractors. Plainview Republican Sen. Sam ...
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SIU looking at $30M budget cuts due to lack of state fundingMar 29, 2017 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The president of Southern Illinois University says the Carbondale campus needs to cut $30 million due in part to the lack of a state budget. Pres...
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Springfield sister to receive health achievement awardMar 29, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Catholic Health Association of the United States will recognize a Springfield sister with a lifetime achievement award later this spring. Si...
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Farmers report Illinois peaches survive late-season freezeMar 29, 2017 7:00 am - ALTO PASS, Ill. (AP) - Peach farmers in Illinois say the state's crop will make it through the fickle spring weather. The Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale reports (http...
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No quick fixes for struggling Illinois coal industryMar 29, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - City Water, Light and Power of Springfield is one of only three power plants in Illinois that still burn Illinois coal. Even if an executive ord...
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Illinois man dies after fall under stage at Springfield showMar 29, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say an Illinois man has died after falling 25 feet under the stage at a Springfield auditorium during a music performance. Sangamon ...
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Today in HistoryMar 29, 2017 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Thursday, March 30, the 89th day of 2017. There are 276 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary ...
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Actress Eva Longoria to give Knox College graduation addressMar 28, 2017 7:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - Award-winning actress Eva Longoria will deliver Knox College's 2017 commencement address. Longoria is best known for playing Gabrielle Solis in "D...
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FairPoint, Consolidated shareholders approve $1.5B mergerMar 28, 2017 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Shareholders of telecommunications companies Consolidated Communications and FairPoint Communications voted on Tuesday to approve a proposed merge...
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State seeks volunteers for Lincoln's New Salem historic siteMar 28, 2017 7:00 am - PETERSBURG, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency is looking for volunteers to help recreate life in the 1830s log village where Abraham Lincoln lived fo...