Articles filed under Illinois
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Iowa woman gets 33 months for defrauding Illinois coupleOct 26, 2016 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - A Cedar Rapids woman has been sent to federal prison for defrauding an elderly Illinois woman and her husband out of more than $100,000. Prosec...
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Buffett foundation gives $15M for police training centerOct 26, 2016 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A new law enforcement training center is under construction in central Illinois. The facility in Decatur is funded by a $15 million donation from th...
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USDA: Corn, soybean harvest nearly finished in IllinoisOct 26, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Federal agriculture officials say the corn and soybean harvest is almost finished in Illinois. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week...
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Southern Illinois seeks solution for trains blocking roadsOct 26, 2016 7:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A mayor of a city in southern Illinois says he wants to solve the problem of trains that too often block traffic, including sometimes emergency vehic...
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Hacked Clinton emails reference Obama, Illinois primaryOct 26, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The latest hacked emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign give fresh evidence that her supporters were worried about primary rival Bernie Sanders. A lib...
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Rauner deal pushes off bond issue problem until after 2018 governor electionOct 26, 2016 5:30 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner has pushed off an impending and potentially budget-busting day of reckoning to resolve a 2003 state bond deal until the day after the 2018 election in ...
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Opponents emerge against Illinois road fund ballot questionOct 26, 2016 1:00 am - The first question on Illinois' ballots in the next month's election isn't for president or senator, but a constitutional amendment aimed at preventing transportation-re...
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Central Illinois couple wins $134M lottery jackpotOct 25, 2016 7:00 am - TUSCOLA, Ill. (AP) - A husband and wife from central Illinois have won a $134 million Illinois Lottery jackpot. Lottery officials say the Tuscola couple plans to retire ...
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Trial delayed for man accused of fatal robbery in IllinoisOct 25, 2016 7:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - Attorneys for a man accused of fatally stabbing two bank workers and critically wounding a third in southern Illinois say he isn't eligible for the d...
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U of Illinois will use donation to open analytics centerOct 25, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois says it will open a new center at the Urbana-Champaign campus that will be focused on business analytics. The university s...