Articles filed under Illinois
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Local Sanders delegates look for more out of ClintonJul 25, 2016 1:00 am - State Sen. Mike Noland said a raucous delegate meeting with Bernie Sanders at the Democratic National Convention Monday invigorated his supporters, who hope the candidat...
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3 things to watch as Democratic delegates arrive in PhillyJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - With Republicans' party in Cleveland over, Democratic delegates are arriving in Philadelphia for their convention this week to nominate former Secretary of State Hillary...
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Clinton's Illinois backers arrive in PhiladelphiaJul 24, 2016 1:00 am - Four years ago as President Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination, his home state Illinois delegation was right up front. This time, Lauren Beth Gash, a conven...
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Top Republican lawmaker resigns suddenly citing “cyber security issues”Jul 24, 2016 1:00 am - State Rep. Ron Sandack, a Downers Grove Republican and vocal legislative ally of Gov. Bruce Rauner, is resigning from the Illinois House after saying he's had “cyber sec...
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Tree planted 20 years ago to be rededicated to slain studentJul 23, 2016 7:00 am - NAUVOO, Ill. (AP) - A tree planted in memory of a Nauvoo girl who was killed 20 years ago will be rededicated with a plaque bearing her name. The (Quincy) Herald-Whig re...
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Construction at NIU stalled by state budget ready to resumeJul 23, 2016 7:00 am - DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Northern Illinois University has been given approval to resume work on a $27.4 million project that came to a halt amid the state's budget crisis. Ac...
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Special court in Madison County helps veterans avoid jailJul 23, 2016 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A special court in Madison County has been helping veterans avoid jail since 2009. Circuit Judge Charles Romani Jr., an Army sergeant during th...
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Illinois church built in 1860s destroyed by fireJul 23, 2016 7:00 am - PEARL CITY, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois church built in the 1860s has been destroyed by fire after a lightning strike. According to The Journal Standard in Freeport ...
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ACLU praises new Illinois limits on cellphone surveillanceJul 23, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union is praising a new Illinois law that limits how police can use devices that collect cellphone data and track p...
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Illinois town hopes its levee can be inspected, deemed safeJul 23, 2016 7:00 am - PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, Ill. (AP) - Leaders in a Mississippi River town that dates to the French colonial period hope the levee that protects the town can be successfully rec...