Articles filed under Illinois
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Two new state holidays approved: Juneteenth and Election Day. What do they mean for you?Jun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Two new state holidays approved by Illinois lawmakers last weekend will affect mostly state employees, and students and workers at public schools, if the bills are ultim...
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General Assembly delays adjournment in hopes of an energy dealJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers are staying open for business as they await a possible deal on a sweeping energy proposal that would keep the state's fleet of nuclear p...
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Judge orders early end to Blagojevich's supervised releaseJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - A federal judge on Tuesday put an early end to the two-year period of supervised release of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year prison sentence for corruption was...
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Illinois planning to offer a lottery for vaccinated residentsJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois will soon join a coalition of states operating lotteries for residents who have received COVID-19 vaccine shots, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday. The news ...
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COVID-19 cases shrink in May, but so do vaccinationsJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Daily caseloads of COVID-19 dropped by nearly 50% on average in May compared to April, Illinois Department of Public Health data indicated Tuesday. The average daily num...
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Election bill would push back 2022 primary to June 28Jun 01, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Largely on partisan lines, lawmakers passed an omnibus elections bill Monday that would push back the date of the 2022 primary elections amid other major c...
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Illinois House, Senate pass election bill postponing 2022 primary to JuneJun 01, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Largely on partisan lines, lawmakers passed an omnibus elections bill Monday that would push back the date of the 2022 primary elections amid other major c...
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Illinois man working on sign dies after falling 60 feetMay 31, 2021 7:00 am - PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) - A 41-year-old Illinois man has died in a work-related fall in southwest Illinois. The man was working on a hotel sign Friday afternoon in Pon...
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Rockford may spend $300K on campaign to attract residentsMay 31, 2021 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Rockford may spend $300,000 to attract new residents to the city as its population has declined. The City Council could consider a measure this we...
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Suburban legislators' ethics bill passes Illinois House, SenateMay 31, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD – Shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday, the Illinois Senate passed a bill aiming to improve ethics standards for elected officials after it was filed just hours earl...