Articles filed under Illinois
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State's 'Bridge Phase' stalls, but vaccine hunters find second doses closer to homeMar 30, 2021 1:00 am - While signs show that access to COVID-19 vaccines is getting easier in more parts of Illinois, state health officials Tuesday announced plans to indefinitely postpone th...
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League of Women Voters of Wheaton to host April 8 program on gerrymandering with Madeline DoubekMar 29, 2021 11:00 pm - Join the League of Women Voters of Wheaton and the Robert McCormick House at Cantigny Park for a virtual presentation on "Gerrymandering and Redistricting in Illinois." ...
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Man pleads guilty in DNA-testing kickback schemeMar 29, 2021 7:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A fourth defendant pleaded guilty Monday in a fraud scheme involving kickbacks for genetic testing. The U.S. attorney's office in Newark, New Jersey...
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Illinois-made 'Coolest Thing' keeps ice off traffic lightsMar 29, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The next time you're in a blinding snowstorm but can clearly see the traffic signal ahead, thank the producers of 'Ε“The Coolest Thing Made in Il...
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Auto dealers sue Jesse White's office, electric vehicle companiesMar 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Automobile Dealers Association has filed a lawsuit against Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's office, alleging that White is allowing u...
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COVID-19 update: All Illinois restaurant workers now eligible for vaccineMar 29, 2021 1:00 am - Sylvia Masters is seeing some familiar faces again at the breakfast restaurant she owns in Carol Stream. The regulars, the old-timers who used to fill the booths at Map...
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Vaccine sites in Kane, Lake and Will counties will take all eligible IllinoisansMar 29, 2021 1:00 am - Starting this week, new mass vaccination clinics in Kane, Lake and Will counties will offer COVID-19 shots to anyone eligible in the state. Illinois is expanding vaccin...
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Union-backed coalition outlines broad new energy planMar 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A coalition of lawmakers and labor unions introduced another regulatory overhaul bill that focuses on employing union workers as the state begins to transi...
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Picking up highway litter costs state $6M a yearMar 28, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Before you toss trash out the car window while cruising down an Illinois highway, think of this: Taxpayers pay $6 million a year to clean it up....
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Sterling enthusiast opens boxing club in his garageMar 28, 2021 7:00 am - STERLING, Ill. (AP) - Steve Mazzarisi has taken a few blows to the body over his 60 years, but the local boxing enthusiast always gets back up on his feet again. Even wh...