Articles filed under Illinois
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3 Illinois women, child killed in Florida car crashJul 16, 2016 7:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Three Illinois women and a young boy are dead after their car ran off a Florida highway and into a pond. Sgt. Kim Montes of the Florida Highwa...
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Springfield plans health clinic for city employeesJul 15, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials in Springfield are reviewing proposals for a health clinic to serve employees, retirees and family members covered by the city's insur...
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Iowa sculptor will work on Illinois State Fair butter cowJul 15, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Fair has a new sculptor of its popular butter cow. State fair organizers and the Midwest Dairy Association announced this wee...
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Urbana's mayor rejects health insurance premium hikeJul 15, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Urbana's mayor suggests state law should prohibit hospitals and health facilities from owning insurance plans after the city was hit with a 9 percent...
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Fiat Chrysler to expand Belvidere plant for Jeep CherokeeJul 15, 2016 7:00 am - BELVIDERE, Ill. (AP) - Fiat Chrysler will make a $350 million investment and add 300 jobs to its plant in northern Illinois. The Rockford Register Star reports (http://b...
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Rauner's and Kirk's history with Mike PenceJul 15, 2016 1:00 am - Republican vice presidential pick and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has sparred with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner over the neighboring states' economics and was once criticized ...
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Summer enrollment drops at U of Illinois 1st time in 6 yearsJul 14, 2016 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - For the first time in six years summer enrollment at the University of Illinois' largest campus is down. The News-Gazette in Champaign reports (http:...
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Abraham Lincoln library in Springfield gets new directorJul 14, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield has a new director. Alan Lowe, 52, began the position Monday, The State Journ...
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Woman gets 6 years in prison for DUI crash that killed 2Jul 14, 2016 7:00 am - RED BUD, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois woman found to have been driving under the influence has been sentenced to six years in prison in connection with a crash that k...
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No more layoffs at EIU thanks to stop-gap state budgetJul 14, 2016 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Eastern Illinois University's president says he doesn't anticipate any more layoffs after the recent passage of a stop-gap state budget. The Char...