Articles filed under Illinois
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State and local officials want $2.7B from infrastructure bill to rebuild the IkeNov 09, 2021 12:00 am - State and local leaders from the western suburbs called for money from the $1 trillion infrastructure bill that passed Congress over the weekend to be used to rebuild a ...
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'Essential we make the right call': HHS secretary visits suburbs to urge kids' COVID-19 shotsNov 09, 2021 12:00 am - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra used the backdrop of Waukegan, a community hard hit by COVID-19, to urge parents Tuesday to schedule vaccinati...
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100,000-panel solar farm near approval in central IllinoisNov 08, 2021 6:00 am - WASHBURN, Ill. (AP) - A solar energy project proposed in central Illinois would use some 100,000 solar panels and have the capacity to power the equivalent of 10,000 hom...
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Federal COVID shot opt-out not as clear as Democrats claimNov 08, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Lawsuits against Illinois over required COVID-19 vaccination were accumulating and the reason was clear: the legal claims leverage of the state'...
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Pritzker makes Illinois pitch at world climate conferenceNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As global leaders met in Glasgow, Scotland, over the past two weeks to discuss the effects of and potential policy solutions to climate change, Gov. J.B. P...
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Application period for new round of rental aid delayed one monthNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The application period for a new round of financial assistance to renters through the Illinois Housing Development Authority will be delayed one month as t...
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Pritzker signs change to Health Care Right of Conscience ActNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed a controversial amendment that bars the use of moral objections as a reason for refusing to comply with workplace COVID-19 requiremen...
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COVID-19 case averages up 18% in a week, hospitalizations up 4% with more unvaccinated patientsNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - Average daily COVID-19 infections have grown by 18.7% in November compared to late October, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. From Nov. 1 through ...
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Secretary of State unveils new web address to combat fraudNov 07, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Secretary of State's office has changed its web address to protect against fraud. Secretary of State Jesse White announced last we...
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People leaving Illinois prisons will get state ID cardsNov 06, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - All people being released from Illinois prisons will leave detention with a new state ID card under a program expected to be in use in all state...