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Gov. Quinn: Illinois has chance to make history
Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage.
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ILLINOIS NEWS
High crop prices entice farms to expand planting
Clark Kelly plans to spend a lot of time on the links this spring. The Illinois farmer is plowing the Hend-Co-Hills Golf Course near tiny Biggsville into a cornfield.
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ILLINOIS NEWS
Springfield looking at local concealed carry law
Another community is exploring a possible ordinance on concealed guns in the event state lawmakers fail to pass a law by a federal court's deadline.
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Massive tornado roars through Oklahoma City suburb
A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.
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MISSOURI NEWS
Massive tornado roars through Oklahoma City suburb
A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.
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ILLINOIS NEWS
10 make finals of National Geographic Bee
Ten young scholars have made it to the finals of the National Geographic Bee, where they'll compete for a $25,000 college scholarship.
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ILLINOIS NEWS
Search for survivors begins in OKC suburb
A mix of volunteers and first responders are combing through debris in an Oklahoma City suburb looking for survivors.
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MISSOURI NEWS
Atlanta council approves 20-story Ferris wheel
The Atlanta City Council has voted to allow a 20-story Ferris wheel to be placed in downtown Atlanta.
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MISSOURI NEWS
Missouri judge orders monitoring for ex-Mamtek CEO
A Missouri judge on Monday ordered the former head of a failed artificial sweetener plant in Moberly to wear a GPS electronic monitoring device while he awaits trial on felony fraud and forgery charges.
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ILLINOIS NEWS
Animal-rights worker arrested for taping rodeo
A member of an Illinois-based animal-rights group has been arrested after refusing to stop videotaping at an annual Eastern Oregon rodeo where horses are roped by the legs in an event the state Legislature is considering outlawing.
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MISSOURI NEWS
Suburban St. Louis firm starts major expansion
A St. Louis-based insurance company has vowed to add at least 300 employees within five years.




