Articles filed under Illinois
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As Illinois reopens, what do families with children too young for vaccines do?Jun 10, 2021 1:00 am - Among the many surprises COVID-19 has pulled since the pandemic began 15 months ago is that across the U.S., many kids are eager — for once — to get a shot. The introduc...
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Q&A: Dr. Ezike on dealing with the health crisis of a century and what reopening meansJun 10, 2021 1:00 am - Most Illinois residents would have been stumped if asked to name the Illinois Department of Public Health director before March 2020. That's not the case so much anymore...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations reach new low as Illinois moves to full reopeningJun 10, 2021 1:00 am - With Illinois set to fully reopen Friday, COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped to another pandemic low. The number of virus patients has steadily fallen since topping ...
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State task force considers redesigning, moving MLK monumentJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of the state's task force on statues and monuments discussed ways to relocate the statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and improve the statue'...
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More Illinois kids ages 12 to 15 are getting COVID-19 shotsJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - The number of COVID-19 vaccine shots given to children ages 12 to 15 has grown to 248,859 in a month, Illinois Department of Public Health records showed Wednesday. Ther...
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GOP leaders sue to block Democrat-drawn legislative mapsJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Republican leaders filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging new legislative district boundaries that were drawn and approved by Democrats who control state...
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Museum to show Emancipation Proclamation to mark JuneteenthJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield will mark Juneteenth - the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the Un...
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Illinois man's body found in gas tanker hauled by truckJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - BUCKLEY, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man's body was found inside a tanker filled with gas after two truck drivers noticed the fuel wasn't flowing smoothly during unl...
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Body found at demolition site of landmark Illinois motelJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - A body was found at the site of a demolished motel in southern Illinois, police said Tuesday. The discovery was made at the Motel Marion property in ...
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Inmate voting rights still on the tableJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers could take up a bill later this month that would restore voting rights to convicts serving time in county jails or state or federal pris...