Illinois
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State will funnel violence intervention funds to most dangerous areas
Dec 10, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state program aiming to take a "comprehensive approach to ending Illinois' firearm violence epidemic" will be expanded under a law signed Friday by Gov. ...
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Will omicron become the alpha COVID-19 variant over delta? Suburban doctors answer questionsDec 09, 2021 4:30 am - At this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, many Illinoisans are overly familiar with the unpleasantly contagious delta variant that is causing most virus infections in the ...
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COVID-19 update: 9,301 new cases, 54 additional deaths, 3,178 hospitalizedDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 reached 9,301 Thursday with 54 more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. Patients in the h...
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State awards Schaumburg Airport $157,500 to fund two projectsDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - Schaumburg will receive state grant funding to cover 90% of the $175,000 cost of two upgrade projects planned at Schaumburg Regional Airport. The grant from the Illinois...
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Report: Good pension news doesn't alleviate state's underlying financial pressures
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Need extra cash this holiday season? See if you have unclaimed items on I-CashDec 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Christmas, Santa, Reindeer, Wreath, and Noel are among millions of names in Illinois' unclaimed property database with cash and property available to them to claim, Illi...
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Barred from priesthood, some Catholic women find other roles
Dec 08, 2021 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Women aspiring to leadership in the Catholic church have long come to terms with the glass ceiling that exists in the male-dominated institution, but Pope Fr...
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Inmates continue to face commissary shortages
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Illinois' weed tax windfall tops $560 million. Here's where the money goes.
Dec 08, 2021 12:00 am - First-time recreational cannabis buyers often feel the sticker shock. With hefty taxes, an eighth of an ounce of fresh cannabis flower typically costs around $80 — far m...
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Illinois Supreme Court lifts hold on judicial redistricting