Articles filed under Illinois
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Honorary highways given special meaning in central IllinoisAug 21, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Nearly two dozen stretches of roadways across central Illinois are designated to memorialize someone. An Illinois Department of Transportation report...
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Illinois law enforcement find ways to replenish narcaneAug 21, 2016 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Some law enforcement agencies in northern Illinois are finding creative ways to replenish their supplies of a pricey emergency drug that can save t...
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At 94, she's still winning ribbons at Illinois State FairAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Fair has a loyal participant and a reigning champion in 94-year-old Marian Brockschmidt. The Springfield resident has exhibit...
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Illinois sends flood-relief assistance to LouisianaAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials have sent assistance to Louisiana after devastating flooding hit Baton Rouge and other parts of the state. Officials say the ...
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Caterpillar moving some mine-truck work to DecaturAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Caterpillar Inc. plans to move some manufacturing from North Carolina to its plant in Decatur as part of a restructuring announced this week. But it...
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Land purchase would expand Kishwaukee River Forest PreserveAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The 176-acre Kishwaukee River Forest Preserve could grow if Winnebago County is able to buy two adjoining properties this fall. A proposed $1.1 mil...
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Today in HistoryAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Sunday, Aug. 21, the 234th day of 2016. There are 132 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 21, 1831, Nat Turner launche...
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Reward offered in Missouri cancer patient's beating deathAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - ZION, Ill. (AP) - Cancer Treatment Centers of America is offering a $25,000 reward for information in the death of a Missouri patient beaten to death outside her Illinoi...
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New Illinois law addresses financial exploitation of elderlyAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - BENTON, Ill. (AP) - Illinois state Rep. Gary Forby says legislation that Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law will extend statutes of limitations on crimes that financially...
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Illinois no longer will call children 'wards' of stateAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed an executive order banning the state from calling children under its care wards and instead instructing th...