Articles filed under Illinois
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HHGregg store in Vernon Hills to closeAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - HHGregg Inc., an appliance and electronics retailer based in Indianapolis, will close its Vernon Hills store along with five others in Wisconsin by mid-October. The ...
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Blagojevich's 14-year prison term remains; wife lashes out at judgeAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's hopes to have his 14-year federal sentence reduced were dashed Tuesday despite his daughters' tearful pleas for the family to be r...
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Quincy group distributes yard signs backing law enforcementAug 08, 2016 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A community group in the Mississippi River city of Quincy is distributing signs touting its support of local law enforcement. Lee Lindsay of The Frie...
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Edwardsville builds new fire station at universityAug 08, 2016 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A new fire station is set to open next month on the Edwardsville campus of Southern Illinois University. Edwardsville Fire Chief Rick Welle tel...
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Cook, Lake counties to remove 3 dams along Des Plaines RiverAug 08, 2016 7:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - Cook and Lake counties plan to remove three obsolete dams this fall on the Des Plaines River to improve wildlife habitat and water quality...
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Sober-living home to host 12 men in Crystal LakeAug 08, 2016 7:00 am - CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) - A Crystal Lake man is preparing to open a sober-living residence for men in recovery for drug or alcohol addiction. The Northwest Herald (http:...
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AAR's first president of Africa aims to boost growth, help peopleAug 08, 2016 1:00 am - Wood Dale-based aerospace and defense contractor AAR Corp. named Cheryle Robinson Jackson the first president of AAR Africa. Prior to the promotion, she served as vice...
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Louisville company faces proposed fines over worker deathAug 07, 2016 7:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Federal regulators are proposing fines of more than $320,000 for safety violations for a Louisville company whose employee died in a fatal fall in...
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Couple charged with helping relative get away after shootingAug 07, 2016 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The father and stepmother of a man convicted in the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy face obstruction of justice charges following a decision by p...
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Southern Illinois peach crop triumphs over weather extremesAug 07, 2016 7:00 am - ST. ELMO, Ill. (AP) - It was an up-and-down-again winter and spring for southern Illinois peach growers. But despite iffy weather, the summer's crop is strong. The (Carb...