Illinois
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Trying to win Mega Millions? These are the numbers that come up mostJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - With a jackpot nearing $1 billion, sales of Mega Millions lottery tickets are soaring ahead of the next scheduled drawing Friday. When 70 sequentially numbered white bal...
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New House speaker's team lacks suburban leaders, Willis saysJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - New Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch's leadership team, which he announced Thursday, does not have enough suburban representation and includes too many Michael Madigan...
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COVID-19: The latest on vaccinations in the suburbsJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - As the state readies to expand COVID-19 immunization next week, Kane County already has begun giving the vaccination to some essential workers in so-called Phase 1b. Els...
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Number of abortions drops in Missouri because of regulations
Jan 20, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - New restrictions caused a sharp drop in the number of women who had abortions at Missouri's only provider last year but the clinic has not stopped perfo...
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Education bill on Pritzker's desk would revamp social studies classesJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Social studies classes in Illinois public schools are poised to get a major overhaul, with more emphasis on Black history and the contributions of other un...
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Steans to resign from state SenateJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Sen. Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat, plans to resign at the end of the month, after a 12-year tenure in the Illinois Senate. "It's been the privilege o...
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Police ID man fatally shot a Belleville store
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Illinois has received more than 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccineJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois has received more than 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses as of Tuesday, as 4,318 new cases of the virus were reported with 33 more deaths from the respiratory di...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Jan. 19Jan 19, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 458,611 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 42.6% of the state's total, according t...
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Police: St. Louis man found dead in western Illinois