Articles filed under Illinois
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Donor drops gold coin worth $1,200 into Kankakee kettleDec 09, 2016 6:00 am - KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - The Salvation Army says someone in Kankakee dropped a 1-ounce Canadian gold coin worth more than $1,200 into one of the charity's holiday donation ...
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Anti-abortion medical providers argue against Illinois lawDec 09, 2016 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Health care providers in northern Illinois who object to abortion are asking for a preliminary injunction against a state law that requires them to...
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Illinois man transforms himself from drug dealer to ministerDec 09, 2016 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The darkest chapter in Courtney Carson's storybook life is also the most publicized, but the lesser known pages that come after tell of a man who ha...
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Southern Illinois University approves campus alcohol salesDec 09, 2016 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Alcohol will soon be on the menu at Southern Illinois University. WSIL-TV (http://bit.ly/2hbgnKV ) reports that the school's board voted on Thurs...
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Company in talks to buy, reopen Mitsubishi plant in NormalDec 08, 2016 6:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Vehicles could start rolling off the line at the former Mitsubishi plant in Normal if a Michigan automotive company has its way. The (BLOOMINGTON) Pa...
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$3M in emergency funds headed to Illinois community collegesDec 08, 2016 6:00 am - CARTERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois board in charge of community colleges has approved distribution of $3 million in emergency funds to help schools across the state t...
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Road closures, camps closing for winter in Shawnee forestDec 08, 2016 6:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - The winter season is coming to the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois, where officials are closing recreation sites and roads for the s...
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Elgin police to soon begin wearing body camerasDec 08, 2016 6:00 am - ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - Police in suburban Elgin will soon start wearing body cameras after the City Council approved a plan to buy them. The Wednesday vote means that the fi...
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Man arrested in fatal hit-and-run near CarbondaleDec 08, 2016 6:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in the southern Illinois have arrested a man in last month's fatal hit-and-run accident just outside of Carbondale. Citing a news re...
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Portillo's continues expansion, to open in Champaign next yearDec 08, 2016 5:00 am - Oak Brook-based Portillo's is expected to announce today that it will open a new restaurant in Champaign near the University of Illinois. The restaurant, expected to ope...