Articles filed under Illinois
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Senate addresses home-care workers' pay, overtimeNov 16, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate has voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of legislation that would raise the pay for home-care workers. Senators then ...
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Illinois Senate overrides governor's automatic-voter vetoNov 16, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate has rejected the governor's veto of automatic voter registration legislation. The Senate's 38-18 vote sends the measure to t...
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Morton man enters plea in knife attack incidentNov 16, 2016 6:00 am - MORTON, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has pleaded guilty to charges related to an incident in which he tried to kill another man due to child pornography charges he...
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Illinois Democrats, GOP remain far apart in budget talksNov 15, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan suggested Tuesday that legislators should approve another short-term spending plan without giving in to a...
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Ice skating rinks make plan to open in ChicagoNov 15, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two downtown Chicago ice-skating rinks are set to open later this month, when colder temperatures are expected to blanket the city. The ice rink at Millen...
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Rauner, Illinois legislative leaders to meet at CapitolNov 15, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan plan on being in the same room to discuss Illinois' economic future. Tuesday's me...
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Protest of oil pipeline blocks traffic in downtown Ohio cityNov 15, 2016 6:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Columbus police report an activist in a small group protesting construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline blocked traffic by handcuffing himsel...
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Dover military mortuary accepts casualty from AfghanistanNov 15, 2016 6:00 am - DOVER, Del. (AP) - Officials at Dover Air Force Base are preparing to welcome home a fallen soldier who was killed in Afghanistan. Air Force Mortuary Affairs officials s...
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Will County uses drug-arrest money for Channahon police dogNov 15, 2016 6:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Money seized by police in illicit drug arrests has financed the purchase of a drug-sniffing dog for the Channahon Police Department. Will County Stat...
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Newly redesigned Illinois license plates within state's budgetNov 15, 2016 12:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Tuesday announced he's starting a program to replace older license plates that he said won't cost the budget-st...