Illinois
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Illinois in top 25 states for getting COVID-19 doses from feds, putting shots into armsMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois has moved up in the ranks of states for both receiving shipments of COVID-19 vaccines from the federal government and getting shots into arms based on a per cap...
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Settlement permits release of up to 1,200 state prisonersMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Corrections and a number of elderly and medically vulnerable prisoners seeking early release from state prisons due to COVID-19 ...
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Legislation would repeal ban on rent controlMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The House Committee on Housing on advanced a bill Wednesday that would allow local municipalities to implement measures regarding rent control. House Bill ...
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COVID-19 update: With 2,793 new cases, Pritzker 'concerned' about some rising numbersMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday he's watching rising COVID-19 cases but that Illinois is nowhere near restoring tough restrictions on activities to prevent spread of t...
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New report examines attitudes towards education as pandemic continuesMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Education Association, one of the largest teacher unions in the state, on Tuesday released its third annual state of education report examinin...
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Skeletal remains found in southern Illinois field identified
Mar 23, 2021 7:00 am - PANA, Ill. (AP) - Skeletal remains found in a southern Illinois field near Pana were identified Tuesday as those of a 25-year-old man missing for more than a year. Dani...
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Illinois officer justified in shooting of knife-wielding man
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State sees largest shipment of vaccines as COVID-19 hospitalizations spikeMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - While Illinois health officials reported the largest single-day increase to the state's COVID-19 vaccine supply Tuesday, they also noted a significant spike in hospitali...
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Lawmaker looks to lift ban on inmate votingMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would repeal an existing law that prohibits prison inmates from voting is working its way through the General Assembly, although the chief spon...
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Pritzker signs economic equity packageMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a package of four bills Tuesday that made up the "economic access, equity and opportunity" pillar of the Illinois Legislative Bla...