Illinois
-
Powerball to institute smaller starting jackpots and roll increasesMar 29, 2020 1:00 am - The Multi-State Lottery Association announced Sunday that the Powerball game will see changes amid a slowdown in sales brought by the Coronavirus pandemic. The starting ...
-
Education board picks new leader for Bismarck State College
Mar 27, 2020 7:00 am - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The State Board of Higher Education has hired a new leader for Bismarck State College. The board selected Douglas Jensen to succeed President Larr...
-
Authorities: Iowa slaying suspect captured at Illinois hotel
-
State seeks use of Schaumburg Marriott as health care command centerMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - The state of Illinois is awaiting a decision as to whether the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg on Martingale Road in Schaumburg can be used as a command center housing healt...
-
County fairs hurt financially by COVID-19 shutdownsMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The social distancing guidelines that led Illinois county fairs to cancel off-season events on their grounds through the end of April is one part of a fina...
-
In uncertain times, quest for birds offers an escape
-
Illinois attorney general takes action on price gouging, warns of COVID-19 scamsMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois attorney general's office has been working with a reduced and mostly remote staff the last 10 days, but it continues to warn against COVID-19-...
-
More than 114,000 Illinoisans file new unemployment claims in one weekMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - More than 114,000 workers in Illinois filed first-time unemployment claims in the week ending March 21 as the United States saw its biggest one-week spike ...
-
7 new deaths in Illinois, 673 more infected with coronavirusMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois experienced its largest single-day death toll from the coronavirus outbreak Thursday as state health officials reported seven more people have died. The virus h...
-
Iowa AG: Groups involved in puppy-laundering ring to disband