Articles filed under Illinois
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85% of Illinoisans 65 and older have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine doseMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - Eighty-five percent of Illinoisans 65 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials report. That's one metric used to determine...
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Why federal judge's ruling on evictions won't affect IllinoisMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge invalidated a nationwide eviction moratorium on Wednesday, but the decision will not affect the moratorium on rental evictions in Illinois,...
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Pritzker now says budget can include added $350 million for schoolsMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Citing an "improved" economic outlook, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday his support to increase evidence-based education funding in the state by $350 ...
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GOP leaders again call out House Dems for redistricting 'hypocrisy'May 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans continue to demand a "fair" redistricting process, following a news report depicting Democratic lawmakers meeting behind a close...
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GOP senators call for standardized election procedures across all countiesMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two Republican senators have introduced legislation to standardize the way local authorities across Illinois handle elections, from the training of electio...
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Illinois House votes to endorse 'abolition amendment,' D.C. statehoodMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House voted Wednesday to endorse a proposed U.S. constitutional amendment that would finally eliminate what some see as the last vestige of sl...
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Average of COVID-19 infections drops by 6% in a weekMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - Average new cases of COVID-19 declined for the sixth day in a row, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday. The seven-day average for new infections w...
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House speaker says minority representation key to remap effortMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, a Democrat from Hillside, stepped back from supporting an independent commission on legislative redistricting in comments W...
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Senate committee advances bills on sex ed, decriminalizing HIV transmissionMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would overhaul sex education in Illinois and a measure to decriminalize the transmission of HIV were among several bills that passed the S...
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDTMay 04, 2021 7:00 am - 'Horrible' weeks ahead as India's virus catastrophe worsens NEW DELHI (AP) - COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sigh...