Articles filed under Illinois
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Central Illinois woman charged in deaths of boyfriend, babyMay 04, 2021 7:00 am - TUSCOLA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois woman has been charged with murder and other counts in connection with the March deaths of her infant daughter and her boyfriend ...
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Pleasant Valley man charged in fatal Iowa boat crashMay 04, 2021 7:00 am - LeCLAIRE, Iowa (AP) - Iowa officials have charged a Pleasant Valley man with manslaughter after a boating crash last summer on the Mississippi River that killed two peop...
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Study shows working mothers hit hard by pandemic-related child care burdensMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - New research shows pandemic-related child care burdens have magnified economic inequalities for women in the workforce in Illinois. That research was inclu...
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From target shooting to museum passes: State plans to offer 'free stuff' for vaccinationsMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois officials are offering “incentives” to residents to get immunized against the coronavirus — starting at a downstate shooting facility where those who get COVID-...
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Secretary of state calls for new Martin Luther King statue on Capitol groundsMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Tuesday said it's time for the state to construct a new statue commemorating Martin Luther King Jr., as the curr...
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Catholic leaders oppose governor's proposed change to scholarship tax creditsMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Catholic Conference of Illinois is lobbying against proposed tax changes for the 2022 fiscal year that would reduce an income tax credit gained for don...
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Pritzker says state might ease more COVID-19 restrictions soonMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois could ease more COVID-19 restrictions as soon as next week if health metrics continue in a positive direction, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday. That would mean t...
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Report into LaSalle home deaths raises questions about criminal probeMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Some Republicans in the General Assembly, including House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, are calling for a criminal investigation into the COVID-19 deaths at ...
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Illinois economy shrinks 4% in 2020 despite 4th-quarter growthMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois economy shrank by 4% in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on many of its sectors, although there were signs of a recovery taking pla...
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Illinois puts $15M into 2 advanced manufacturing academiesMay 02, 2021 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois will spend $15 million on two academies that will train hundreds of workers in advanced manufacturing skills, with the first students enroll...