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SIU interim president's task: '... to heal some wounds or hurt feelings ...'
SPRINGFIELD - The former head of Springfield's Southern Illinois University School of Medicine says he will draw upon hi…
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Stark County EMA operations might be absorbed by Henry County in proposal
TOULON - Stark County's Emergency Management Agency operations would be taken over by neighboring Henry County as of Dec…
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23 people shot, 1 fatally: 'Welcome to Chicago, I guess'
CHICAGO - The shootings happened largely in heavy bursts, with five people shot within an hour Saturday night, and anoth…
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Helene Miller Walsh, wife of former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, replaces state rep accused of sharing ex's nude pics
Helene Miller Walsh, the wife of conservative radio host and former GOP U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, has been picked to fill the…
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In horrifying detail, women accuse U.S. customs officers of invasive body searches
Tameika Lovell was retrieving luggage at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport when Customs and Border Protec…
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Setting up an Airbnb? Here are the basics, the extras and the no-nos
Just like hotels, not all Airbnbs are created equal. There are the gorgeous, Instagram-friendly abodes meant to make visitors feel like they're in the lap of luxury, and the more serviceable spots geared toward travelers just stopping off for a...
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Word on the Street: Emails sent by judge in Aaron Schock case could reverberate
If he plans to continue the prosecution of U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, then John Milhiser's work got just a little harder on…
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Word on the Street: Town halls show voters more about Darin LaHood, Junius Rodriguez
If you live in the 18th Congressional District, you may at least have a shot at seeing your congressional candidates in …
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Word on the Street: Billtown expectations great on and off the court
It never hurts to have high expectations, regardless of how daunting circumstances might seem.The circumstances in a sch…
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Grocery policies: Meet your new boss, same as the old boss
The only Washington, D.C. area team having a worse year than the Baltimore Orioles is big food's biggest, richest lobbyi…
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Bradley warming to course on climate change
PEORIA - That Bradley University first offered a course on global climate change last semester is evidence that the scho…
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Morton School District breaks record with 37 new faculty hires
MORTON - There's been a hiring frenzy in the Morton School District.Thirty-seven new faculty members have come on board …
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Led by the Rockford region, Illinois is a leader in aerospace and aviation technology
Many Illinoisans don't realize it, but our state is a center of aerospace and aviation technology.Illinois' aerospace cl…
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Drone operation has launched as an ICC agriculture class
EAST PEORIA - Blake Lehman and Pete Fandel spent time over the past several months helping agriculture students at Illin…
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