Articles filed under Illinois
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Decatur homeless down, but racial disparity existsMar 09, 2017 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The number of homeless people in Decatur has dropped for the third straight year, but racial disparities exist and chronic homelessness remains unch...
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Perry County Sheriff investigating string of dog theftsMar 09, 2017 6:00 am - PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in Southern Illinois are investigating a series of dog thefts possibly committed by someone posing as an animal control officer. T...
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1st woman brigadier general in Illinois guard is retiringMar 09, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The first woman to be promoted to brigadier general in the Illinois National Guard is retiring. Alicia Tate-Nadeau (tayt-na-DOH') made history i...
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Former prosecutor takes witness stand, denies he killed wifeMar 09, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois prosecutor charged with murder in the 2006 death of his first wife took the witness stand Thursday to deny he killed the woman...
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Judge rules comptroller may choose funds for paying workersMar 08, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A judge has ruled that the Illinois state comptroller may direct which accounts should be used to pay state employees. Democratic Comptroller Su...
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Illinois to provide $1M for migrant student summer programsMar 08, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is handing out $1 million in federal grants to help educate children of migrant families. The Illinois State Board of Education announc...
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Correction: Illinois Budget-Comptroller storyMar 07, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - In a story March 6 about a lawsuit over the Illinois state budget, The Associated Press misspelled the state comptroller's first name. She is Su...
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Authorities say Granite City man died after plant incidentMar 07, 2017 6:00 am - GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say the worker who died after an incident in the rail yard of a steel plant near St. Louis was a Granite City man. The St. Louis Me...
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University of Illinois aims to end binge drinking traditionMar 07, 2017 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois officials are working with law enforcement in Champaign-Urbana to end a student tradition of binge drinking on what's known...
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Granite City Works employee dies after rail yard incidentMar 06, 2017 6:00 am - GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) - Officials say a Granite City Works employee has died following an incident in the steel plant's rail yard. The Belleville News-Democrat reports...