Illinois
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Darin LaHood wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Illinois' 16th Congressional District.
Jun 28, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Darin LaHood wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Illinois' 16th Congressional District. ...
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3 killed when Amtrak train derails on its way to ChicagoJun 27, 2022 1:00 am - MENDON, Mo. - An Amtrak passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a dump truck Monday in a remote area of Missouri, killing three people and injuring...
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Darren Bailey gets long-sought Trump endorsement in GOP race for governorJun 26, 2022 1:00 am - Calling Darren Bailey "the man to take on and defeat one of the worst governors in America," former President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed the downstate farmer in t...
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With Roe over, some fear rollback of LGBTQ and other rights
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Illinois' neighbors move quickly to ban abortions following Supreme Court rulingJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - Two of the five states bordering Illinois have already banned abortions following Friday's overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the other three are ...
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'We've planned for this terrible day': Pritzker calls for special session on abortion rightsJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling for a special session to tighten abortion rights in Illinois after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade Friday. "The extremists on the...
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What Illinois law allows - and prohibits - with regard to abortionJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - Access to abortion remains legal in Illinois, which restricts the procedure only after the point of viability - the time at which a fetus can survive outside the womb. ...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations declining slowly, fewer in ICU tooJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - State health officials are reporting COVID-19 hospitalizations dipped 5.4% from a week ago. According to Illinois Department of Public Health figures released Friday, 1,...
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Illinois' solar industry is looking to train a new generation of clean-energy workersJun 23, 2022 5:00 am - With Illinois looking ahead to its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2050, organizations are working to secure a workforce that is ready to install and maintain clean ene...
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Editorial: Signage war will just sow more confusion about gas taxesJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board If the courts side with the Illinois legislature, by the end of next week signs could be ...