News Headlines for Aledo, Illinois

Mackinaw couple dies in accident on Illinois 9 (The Pantagraph)
UPDATED 4:30 p.m. TREMONT -- A Mackinaw couple died Monday morning in traffic crash on Illinois 9 and Ropp Road east of Tremont, said Tazewell County Coroner Dennis Conover in a statement.

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Illinois, Purdue sophomores share Big Ten honors (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Illinois center Mike Tisdale shares Big Ten player of the week honors this week with Purdue guard E'Twaun (eh-TWAHN') Moore.

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New book sheds light on some uncommon names of Illinois towns (The Pantagraph)
BLOOMINGTON -- One of the beliefs of how Henpeck, Ill., received its name was that the local postmaster was “henpecked” by his wife during the late 19th century. | SLIDESHOW: The story behind Central Illinois city names

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Illinois Crop Improvement Association announces ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation (SeedQuest)
The laboratories of Illinois Crop Improvement Association, Inc. (IL Crop) have achieved ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation. Illinois Crop’s latest accreditation includes all of the quality management principles required by ISO2000:9001, plus technical competency and accuracy standards.

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Illinois budget woes mean child-welfare agency ends drug tests for prospective workers (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - - Illinois' child-welfare agency, looking for savings amid a budget crunch, has stopped a 10-month-old employee drug testing program officials say kept five dozen substance users from jobs that could have put them in contact with the state's most vulnerable children.

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ILLINOIS BASKETBALL: Illini can gain respect vs. Clemson (Chicago Sun-Times)
Skeptics with questions about Illinois will get some answers when the Illini take on Clemson in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge tonight (6:30, ESPN2). Give Bruce Weber's team credit for its 6-0 start. But the Illini know they can take another big step with a win over the Tigers (7-0).

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Illinois - Team Notes (USA Today)
If you're an Illinois fan, then you're accustomed to amazing highs being followed in rapid-fire fashion by killer lows.

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Northern Illinois - Team Notes (USA Today)
Considering what first-year coach Jerry Kill accomplished under some unique circumstances, the Huskies had a successful season. The former Southern Illinois coach inherited a program that needed a talent infusion, stability within the assistant coaching ranks, an attitude readjustment and a year without many injuries.

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AP: Illinois DCFS suspends jobseeker drug tests (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
SPRINGFIELD | Budget restraints have halted drug testing of applicants for child-welfare jobs at the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

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Illinois belted by snow and wind, snarling transportation (Times Leader)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Stranded airline passengers lingered in Chicago’s airports Monday as a storm tapered off after delivering a wintry mix to Illinois including snow, gusty winds and ice that led to at least two traffic deaths.

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