Articles filed under Illinois
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COVID-19 hospitalizations up 24% from a week ago, while teens face vaccine challengeApr 12, 2021 1:00 am - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are up 24% in Illinois from a week ago, with Monday bringing the largest single-day inpatient spike since mid-November, Illinois Department...
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GOP congressman adds his voice to calls for redistricting commissionApr 12, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Congressman Rodney Davis joined his Republican colleagues in the General Assembly Monday in calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to support legislation to form an...
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Southern Illinois village elects first black presidentApr 11, 2021 7:00 am - COLP, Ill. (AP) - Voters in the southern Illinois community of Colp made history last week when they elected a Black woman village president. The Southe...
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Urban farmers work to bring fresh food to southwest IllinoisApr 11, 2021 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - During the beginning of the pandemic, as many people were trying to grasp what exactly COVID-19 was, Eugenia Alexander decided she'd start gr...
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Vaccinations continue to rise - but so do COVID-19 casesApr 11, 2021 1:00 am - With another 131,285 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported given Saturday, more than 22% of Illinois' population is now fully vaccinated against the illness, state health a...
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State sets vaccine records as county officials warn of virus surge, urge precautionsApr 10, 2021 1:00 am - With the number of coronavirus cases rising, health officials have intensified the call for preventive measures even as eligibility for vaccines is set to greatly expand...
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Mayor pardoned by Trump wins another term in Illinois townApr 09, 2021 7:00 am - METTAWA, Ill. (AP) - Voters in a small Illinois town reelected a mayor who ran a write-in campaign after President Donald Trump pardoned him in a gambling investigation....
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Judge awards back pay to ex-lawmakers who rejected raisesApr 09, 2021 1:00 am - Two former state lawmakers who argued that a freeze on raises violated the state Constitution can collect back pay, a judge said. Comptroller Susana Mendoza pledged to a...
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Tourism and hospitality leaders say industry might not recover until 2024Apr 09, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Leaders from the state's tourism and hospitality industry asked legislators for additional support and reopening guidance during a Thursday committee heari...
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4,004 new COVID-19 cases, but a record 164,462 vaccine doses. Is that enough for Monday?Apr 09, 2021 1:00 am - The daily average of new COVID-19 cases has spiked by 70% in April compared to the March average, while hospitalizations have grown by 32%, Illinois Department of Public...