Articles filed under Illinois
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Lawmakers question enforcement of school mask mandatesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Expressing concern that the Illinois State Board of Education might have overstepped its bounds by threatening to withhold funding from school districts th...
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Can you get flu shot with COVID-19 vaccination? Yep.Sep 14, 2021 1:00 am - With flu season closing in, many health experts are urging those who have yet to receive a COVID-19 vaccination — or need a booster — to get both shots at the same time....
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COVID-19 hospitalizations level off, but ICU availability continues to shrinkSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois' seven-day average number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has declined in three of the past four days, the first time that's happened since early July. State...
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COVID-19 deaths spike to 71, rise in September as Pritzker holds to mask mandateSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - Deaths from COVID-19 hit 71 Saturday, the most since Feb. 18, reflecting an increase of fatalities from the virus in September. State data Monday shows people dying of C...
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1st girl to play varsity football for Pekin '~humble, tough'Sep 12, 2021 7:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - Now that she's made history, Mylee Hansen wants to make some kicks. Hansen is the first girl on the Pekin varsity football team. The sophomore soccer ...
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Correction: Illinois Legislature-Energy storySep 12, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - In a story published September 9, 2021, about Illinois House approval of a clean energy bill, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the...
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Five people in custody after southern Illinois police chaseSep 12, 2021 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - Five people were in police custody in southern Illinois after a report of gunshots and a car chase Saturday that prompted a school hosting a football...
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Fall colors form a backdrop for wine, beer and spirits sampling in Southern Illinois and IndianaSep 11, 2021 7:30 am - Pair wine tasting with leaf-peeping for an enjoyable autumn road trip through Southern Illinois and Southern Indiana, and consider tossing in a few breweries, distilleri...
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Retired Olivet Nazarene professor releases 3 new booksSep 11, 2021 7:00 am - KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - After 50 years of teaching geology at Olivet Nazarene University, Dr. Max Reams is continuing to take his knowledge outside of the classroom and is...
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Man restores 1941 Chevrolet sedan, just like his dad'sSep 11, 2021 7:00 am - ELLETTSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Art Stevens grew up on the farm south of Bowling Green where he was born in 1948. He learned to drive behind the wheel of his dad's 1941 Chevro...