Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois schools are not COVID-19 superspreaders, data showsDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - Even as the region enters its worst period of the pandemic thus far, the vast majority of public and private schools in the Chicago area that have reopened in some capac...
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Which suburban hospitals are getting COVID-19 vaccines firstDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities will be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines, assuming approvals are granted by federal regulators i...
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Coroner: Man, 2 children died in southern Illinois fireDec 03, 2020 6:00 am - ZEIGLER, Ill. (AP) - A coroner says a southern Illinois house fire killed a man and his two children. Franklin County Coroner Marty Leffler told WSIL-TV that the fire Mo...
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Illinois COVID-19 deaths remain at near-record levelsDec 03, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials reported 10,959 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and a second consecutive day of near-record death...
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Today in HistoryDec 03, 2020 6:00 am - Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 3, the 338th day of 2020. There are 28 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 3, 1984, thousands of peop...
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High court: Pleading guilty does not prevent later innocence claimsDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - People who plead guilty to crimes are not automatically precluded from later asserting claims of innocence, the state's highest court ruled on Thursday. Th...
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Final sentencing set for man who claimed to be missing childDec 02, 2020 6:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday set final sentencing Dec. 15 for an Ohio man who falsely claimed to be a long-missing Illinois child. U.S. District Judge...
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Report: State energy laws created 'profit machine' for ComEdDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State energy laws passed in 2011 and 2013 allowed ComEd to earn huge profits while the utility giant failed to fulfill its promise of consumer savings and ...
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Pritzker: Illinois' first COVID-19 vaccine allotment will stretch further than expectedDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday the state's initial 109,000-dose COVID-19 vaccine allotment will actually go to that many residents instead of half that amount as...
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ComEd defendants plead not guilty in bribery caseDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Four former ComEd officials pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that they engaged in a yearslong bribery scheme that federal prosecutors allege was aim...