Illinois
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Republican leaders criticize Democrats as end of short session nearsJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican leadership offered harsh criticisms for their Democratic counterparts Tuesday as the Illinois General Assembly neared the end of its short sessi...
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Permanent vote-by-mail expansion moves to Illinois House floorJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The House Executive Committee advanced an election bill that would make permanent some of the expansions to mail-in voting that were passed for the 2020 ge...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Jan. 12Jan 12, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 443,308 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 42.6% of the state's total, according to the I...
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Education equity bill will head to governorJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill aimed at improving racial equity throughout the state's K-12 and higher education system passed both houses of the General Assembly on Monday, while...
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Welch emerges as House speaker front-runner; Kifowit withdraws
Jan 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch gathered crucial support in his bid to be the next speaker of the Illinois House on Tuesday, picking up backing from the L...
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Illinois reports 117 more COVID-19 deaths, 6,642 new casesJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - Saying she was taking the COVID-19 vaccine in hopes she could soon hug her mother again, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Ngozi Ezike received her first dos...
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2 women shot to death in central Illinois town, suspect held
Jan 11, 2021 6:00 am - VIRGINIA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in central Illinois on Monday identified two women found shot to death early Sunday in a residence in Virginia. The Cass County Sherif...
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Scientists decry death by 1,000 cuts for world's insects
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Illinois House Speaker Madigan ends effort to retain leadership post after being implicated in bribery investigation.
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Bill to end Medicaid managed care advances in HouseJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A House committee on Monday advanced a bill that would end the system of hiring private insurance companies to manage the state's Medicaid program at the e...