Illinois
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83,000 J&J shots to come to Illinois this week; seniors can sign up for United Center shotsMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois is expected to receive 83,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson's new COVID-19 vaccine by Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. About 90% of th...
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Aurora coalition works to deliver COVID-19 vaccine shots to Black, Hispanic residentsMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - Black and Hispanic suburbanites are being left behind in the fight against COVID-19, Aurora civic and religious leaders said Tuesday before opening a vaccination clinic ...
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Smokers now in priority group for COVID-19 vaccine in Illinois
Mar 02, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois smokers are now among the priority groups eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. As a part of the state's vaccination schedule, residents with certain high-risk med...
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House Democrats condemn Republican state legislator for attending Jan. 6 rallyMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Nearly three dozen Democratic members of the Illinois House signed onto a resolution Monday to "condemn" a downstate Republican lawmaker for attending a Ja...
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Southern Illinois mayor quits in wake of corruption charges
Mar 01, 2021 6:00 am - COLUMBIA, Ill. (AP) - The longtime mayor of the southern Illinois city of Columbia has resigned in the wake a federal indictment accusing him of public corruption, a cit...
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Illinois company settles fraud claim involving contracts
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'It's certainly not our first choice': Suburban residents make hourslong treks for vaccinationsMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - When Dave Wiegers' wife was called back to her job as a substitute teacher in Lake County, she was offered a COVID-19 vaccine through the school district. Wiegers, a 70-...
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U of I's COVID-19 saliva test finally receives FDA approvalMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - A University of Illinois saliva-based COVID-19 test that has been used on students and staff members since last summer finally received emergency use authorization from ...
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House Transportation Committee advances bills on IDOT transparency, funding for pedestrian safetyMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state House Transportation committee advanced two bills to the House floor Monday in its first meeting of the 102nd General Assembly. The first bill wo...
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Bill calls for rapid on-site visit policy after COVID-19 outbreak at LaSalle Veterans HomeMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two Republican lawmakers on Monday unveiled legislation to strengthen internal policies at state-run veterans homes in the case of a disease outbreak, such...