Articles filed under Illinois
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State fair reports nine-year attendance highSep 13, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois State Fair - the multimillion-dollar annual agriculture festival in Springfield - reported a nine-year attendance record this year. The state Department of ...
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Copay requirements paused for noncitizens on state health planSep 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state has paused a new policy requiring certain noncitizens enrolled in a Medicaid-like health insurance plan to pay copayments for certain services, i...
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Why are drivers so angry in Illinois? Report puts state in top 10 for road rageSep 09, 2023 1:00 am - How angry are Illinois drivers? Fortunately, not as livid as Arizona motorists, who earned the dubious honor of first in the nation for road rage, according to a new For...
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Battery manufacturing plant coming to Manteno - with $530M incentive dealSep 08, 2023 1:00 am - A new battery manufacturing plant is set to open in northern Illinois next year after the state offered more than $330 million in tax incentives to make it happen. Gotio...
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Complaint alleges ComEd violated state law by raising feesSep 05, 2023 1:00 am - A group of businesses filed a complaint with state regulators last week alleging that utility giant ComEd improperly raised customer bills this summer. The complaint - c...
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Illinois leaders call on Biden to let state sponsor migrant workersAug 30, 2023 1:00 am - Elected officials and business leaders in Illinois are calling on President Joe Biden to ease work restrictions for asylum-seekers and other long-term undocumented worke...
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State leaders announce mental health grant program for farm groupsAug 29, 2023 1:00 am - By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com Farmers and residents of rural communities often face stigma when it comes to mental health challeng...
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Teen injured in shooting near large gathering of teens outside Cicero movie theaterAug 27, 2023 1:00 am - A teen boy was injured in a Sunday evening shooting as a large group of teens gathered at a west suburban movie theater, Cicero police said. It all started around 5:45 p...
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New casino opens in southern IllinoisAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - CARTERVILLE - Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined hundreds of people from across southern Illinois on Friday to celebrate the opening of the state's 14th casino on a rural estate ...
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Illinois health officials monitoring uptick in COVID-19 casesAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported rising COVID-19 activity Friday although the number of patients in hospital remains at low levels compared to pandemic ...