Articles filed under Illinois
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Rauner OKs regulating police use of cell-site simulatorsJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law limiting police use of devices that can collect cellphone data and track phone locations. The Republican took...
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Rauner vetoes construction-wage, homecare-worker pay hikesJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed legislation that would tie the prevailing wage on public construction projects to the nearest union-worker wage agr...
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East Peoria getting grant to demolish landslide homesJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - EAST PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - East Peoria officials say the city will receive a $2.7 million grant to purchase and demolish seven properties severely damaged by landslides in...
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Illinois officials seeking dead birds for West Nile trackingJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - WATSEKA, Ill. (AP) - Health officials in eastern Illinois have put out an unusual request for the public to help collect dead birds. The Iroquois County Public Health De...
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Deere continues layoffs with 120 at East Moline plantJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Deere & Company says it is laying off 120 employees at an East Moline factory as part of ongoing job cuts. The company said in a news release Friday ...
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Illinois man charged in 2015 Iowa sexual assault of womanJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - A convicted sex offender has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman last year in Davenport. The Quad-City Times reports (http://bit.ly/2aiUnI...
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Rauner signs plans aimed at curbing local government costsJul 22, 2016 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday signed legislation from a bipartisan duo of suburban lawmakers geared toward cutting local government costs. One new law was sparked by the r...
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New director of Ronald Reagan's Dixon boyhood home namedJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - The Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home in Dixon has a new executive director. SaukValley.com (http://bit.ly/2a2PHJ6 ) reports Lee County Historical and Geneal...
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Ill. delegates differ on impact of Cruz's convention speechJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois delegates to the Republican National Convention are divided in their reactions to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's refusal to endorse Donald Trump...
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Correction: Farm Workers-Contamination storyJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - MCLEAN, Ill. (AP) - In a story July 20 about Illinois farm workers who were exposed to pesticides, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the Illinois town where th...