Articles filed under Illinois
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Police: Man slain after exchanging shots with officersSep 02, 2022 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A man has died after being shot by a police officer responding to a report of a domestic dispute at a home in northern Illinois. Officers heard a d...
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More than 700,000 doses of new COVID-19 booster headed for Illinois in first shipmentSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - An initial shipment of 730,000 doses of the new COVID-19 bivalent booster shot are headed for Illinois after federal emergency use authorization Thursday. The Illinois D...
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Capitol rioter from Illinois faces 5 years in prisonSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - An Illinois man who attacked National Guard troops at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has pleaded guilty to a felony charge for interfering with l...
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Texas sends migrants to ChicagoSep 01, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Busloads of migrants from Texas arrived in Chicago Wednesday as part of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's ongoing policy to send undocumented immigrants to so-...
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Got questions about the new COVID-19 booster? Here are some answersSep 01, 2022 1:00 am - With final approval for a new COVID-19 booster expected soon, Chicago's top doctor urged eligible residents to get the shot once it's available. "The reason we want folk...
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House panel calls for cryptocurrency fraud oversightAug 30, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A House oversight subcommittee asked regulators and industry leaders on Tuesday to explain what they are doing to stop cryptocurrency fraud and other s...
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Pritzker focuses on abortion rights, Trussell on crime in dueling campaign stopsAug 30, 2022 1:00 am - Diverging messages about abortion rights and violent crime played out Tuesday in campaign stops by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican nominee for lieutenant governor Step...
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Cook County resident in late 70s is state's first person to die of West Nile virus in 2022Aug 30, 2022 1:00 am - A Cook County resident is the first person in Illinois to die of West Nile virus so far this year, state officials said Tuesday. The person, whose identity was not relea...
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Some see benefits, but disparities remain under evidence-based funding for Illinois schoolsAug 29, 2022 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - Five years ago this month, Illinois lawmakers passed legislation that overhauled the way public schools in the state are funded. The so-called evidence-bas...
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$4,000 rebates for electric cars available for another month before reopening in NovemberAug 29, 2022 1:00 am - The first cycle of the state's electric vehicle rebate program is coming to a close next month, but the $4,000 rebate applications will reopen in November. Nearly 1,000 ...