Articles filed under Illinois
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Today in HistoryMar 25, 2020 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 25, the 85th day of 2020. There are 281 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 25, 1931, in the so-call...
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Advisory panel warns a recession could drop state revenue by 20%Mar 25, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A commission that advises the General Assembly on revenue and economic issues is warning that a slowdown of business activity caused by the COVID-19 outbre...
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State Senate, House cancel next week's session because of pandemicMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmaking remains on hold in Illinois amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the state's Senate and House each canceled next week's scheduled session Wednesday. The...
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COVID-19 outbreak sparks flood of executive orders from PritzkerMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker is on a pace to set a modern-day record for issuing the most executive orders by an Illinois governor. Since 1999, which is a...
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Coronavirus-related crimes capitalize on global fear, panicMar 24, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Thieves steal surgical masks. A clinic sells fake COVID-19 tests. Hate groups encourage sick members to infect law enforcement officers. Imposters pose...
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Grim find: Bodies of virus victims in Spanish nursing homesMar 24, 2020 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Spanish army troops disinfecting nursing homes have found, to their horror, some residents living in squalor among the infectious bodies of people suspecte...
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4 more COVID-19 deaths, 250 new cases in IllinoisMar 24, 2020 1:00 am - Four more people have died from coronavirus in Illinois, bringing the total death toll in the state to 16 since the outbreak began. An additional 250 people have contrac...
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Why sudden drop in calls to child abuse hotline due to coronavirus is not good newsMar 24, 2020 1:00 am - With schools, day care centers and preschools around Illinois shut down as part of statewide efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, calls to the Department of...
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Jesse White, governors urge later REAL ID deadlineMar 23, 2020 5:30 am - As Illinoisans sweat over rationing toilet paper, suspect coughs and how to eyeball a 6-foot safe distance, do we really need to hustle to obtain REAL ID? Federal law ma...
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New York to shut down as it becomes next virus hot spotMar 22, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's mayor prepared Monday to order his city behind closed doors in an attempt to slow a pandemic that has swept across the globe and threaten...