Articles filed under Illinois
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House approves bill would remove 'conscience' as basis for refusing vaccineOct 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois law has for more than four decades protected those who oppose providing or receiving medical treatment because of their religious beliefs. Now Dem...
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Monday Sports in BriefOct 26, 2021 7:00 am - MLB HOUSTON (AP) - Charlie Morton is becoming a Fall Classic fixture, set to start in the World Series for the third time in five seasons this week. Houston Astros lefty...
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'œBuy it when you see it.'ť Retailers dread holiday shortagesOct 26, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Perfect Pigg, a gift shop owned by Ginger Pigg, is the go-to place for residents of Cumming, Georgia, to pick up gift items like kids toys and home g...
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Chicago Sky are in the (Illinois) HouseOct 26, 2021 1:00 am - Members of the Chicago Sky made a trip Tuesday to the Illinois Capitol in Springfield, where they were lauded for the team's WNBA Championship Players, coaches and other...
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State Senate votes to repeal abortion notification lawOct 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate advanced a measure to repeal the state's Parental Notice of Abortion Act early Tuesday evening amid staunch opposition from Republicans...
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Democratic chair concedes politics played a role in congressional redistrictingOct 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The latest draft of a new congressional district map for Illinois met with much of the same criticism as the first draft during a House committee hearing T...
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Children age 11 and younger represent 15.8% of new COVID-19 cases in IllinoisOct 26, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 among Illinois children ages 5 to 11 reached 277 Tuesday, the same day a federal panel of experts recommended use of Pfizer's vaccine for that age ...
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Missing ISU graduate student Jelani Day drowned: coronerOct 25, 2021 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois State University graduate student who disappeared before being found dead died from drowning, a coroner said Monday. Jelani Day, 25,...
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New COVID-19 infections continue on downward slope in IllinoisOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - The state's number of COVID-19 infections continues to shrink, although the rate of decline is slowing, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. New infe...
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Pandemic-related tweaks to Health Care Right of Conscience Act emergeOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An amendment to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act that allows an employer to fire a worker for noncompliance with COVID-19 vaccine or test requiremen...