Articles filed under Illinois
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UN agency head resigns, stands by Israel 'apartheid' reportMar 17, 2017 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - The head of a United Nations agency that promotes development in Arab countries resigned Friday after refusing to withdraw a controversial report concludin...
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Renovation of historic Galesburg theater gets rave reviewsMar 17, 2017 7:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - The renovation of a more than 100-year-old theater in western Illinois is getting rave reviews. The Register-Mail reports (http://bit.ly/2mAgjTw )...
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Champaign woman headed to prison 15 years after sentencingMar 17, 2017 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - An Urbana woman is being put behind bars 15 years after she was sentenced to prison. The (Champaign) News-Gazette (http://bit.ly/2nNkdcB ) reports...
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U of Illinois financial aid would support in-state studentsMar 16, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois says it will promise to reserve 85 percent of financial aid for Illinois residents if pending state funding legislati...
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Suspect in Illinois triple homicide waives extraditionMar 15, 2017 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A 51-year-old St. Louis man charged in the 2005 stabbing deaths of three people at a beauty salon is heading back to Illinois to face trial. The ...
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Illinois panel approves overtime rule for home care workersMar 15, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A legislative panel in Illinois has failed to block a new overtime rule for home care workers that is expected to be in place by late summer. Th...
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Woman gives birth on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive during snowMar 15, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say a Chicago woman gave birth to a baby girl while stuck on the city's Lake Shore Drive during a snowstorm. Chicago Fire Department spokesman...
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Cahokia Mounds to host event marking spring's arrivalMar 15, 2017 7:00 am - COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A historic site in southwest Illinois is hosting an event to mark the arrival of spring. The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency has announce...
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Lake County deputies saving more opioid overdose victimsMar 14, 2017 7:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - The sheriff's department in northern Illinois' Lake County says deputies are saving lives from opioid overdoses at a far faster clip than they did ...
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State police: More than 30 cars involved in Chicago pileupMar 14, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois State Police say snowy weather caused two crashes on a Chicago expressway that involved a total of 34 cars. A State Police spokesman says seven p...