Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker flips on map promise, signs Democrats' versionJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed a law establishing legislative district maps to govern elections for the next 10 years after promising as a candidate t...
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Lawmakers pass bill to close ICE detention centers, including one in McHenry CountyJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers passed bills advanced by the Legislative Latino Caucus that would close the state's three immigrant detention centers and strengthen exi...
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Bicyclist killed is third in Quad-City area in a monthJun 03, 2021 7:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - A bicyclist has died after being struck by a speeding motorist in Davenport, Iowa - the third fatal accident involving a bicyclist in the Quad-Cit...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations drop to lowest level since state started keeping trackJun 03, 2021 1:00 am - The number of patients in hospitals being treated for COVID-19 has reached the lowest level since the Illinois Department of Public Health began reporting that metric, o...
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Is 60% fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the end good enough for Illinois?Jun 03, 2021 1:00 am - CVS is promising a Bermuda vacation, Cook County is rolling out Six Flags Great America tickets, and Illinois lawmakers recently permitted bars to give patrons free drin...
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Southern Ill. man admits mailing bomb threat letterJun 02, 2021 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A Southern Illinois man has pleaded guilty to claiming in a letter that he'd planted a bomb at an area school and threatening letters to local go...
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As some mass COVID-19 vaccination sites close, next stage is doctor's officesJun 02, 2021 5:00 am - For weeks this winter, public health officials labored to open mass COVID-19 vaccination sites across Illinois. Now as some mass sites close while vaccination levels dw...
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Lawmakers pass follow-up criminal justice bill addressing police concernsJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The General Assembly this week passed legislation addressing lingering concerns from law enforcement about a massive criminal justice reform omnibus passed...
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Half of daily COVID-19 vaccine shots going into suburban armsJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban residents make up more than half of those who received COVID-19 vaccine doses each day during the past week, which local health officials say is helping keep th...
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Illinois House passes $42.2 billion budgetJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — State lawmakers early Tuesday inched closer to implementing a spending plan for the next fiscal year, with the Illinois House approving a state budget prop...