Articles filed under Illinois
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State reports 965 new coronavirus cases Sunday, six additional deathsJul 19, 2020 1:00 am - State health authorities reported 965 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, along with six additional deaths from the coronavirus. The case total is down more than ...
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Illinois family won't have to repaint rainbow-striped houseJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Officials in a western Illinois city have told a homeowner that the vibrant colors on her family's rainbow-striped house can stay despite an earlier ...
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Illinois programs to get $7M in federal COVID-19 reliefJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - More than $7 million in federal funding will be going to organizations to help Illinois communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, state ...
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July 18 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 18, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 80,769 cases in the suburbs as of Saturday, 50.3% of the state's total, acc...
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Editorial: It can be denied no longer: Speaker Madigan must goJul 17, 2020 11:00 pm - Federal prosecutors have not yet indicated whether they will indict the Illinois House speaker they dub “Public Official A” in documents filed with an explosive ComEd pl...
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Rockford names peregrine falcon city's official birdJul 17, 2020 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The peregrine falcon has been named the official city bird of Rockford. The symbolic designation was made Friday not far from the spot where a pair...
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Cairo bridge to close next month for 30 daysJul 17, 2020 7:00 am - PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - A bridge that connects Wickliffe, Kentucky, and Cairo, Illinois, will be closed for extensive maintenance next month, officials said. The U.S. 51 Ohi...
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Pritzker 'furious'; Madigan denies wrongdoing as feds unfurl bribery caseJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - In a move with seismic repercussions for the state, utility giant ComEd pleaded guilty to bribery in a public corruption case linked to House Speaker Michael Madigan and...
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July 17 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 80,217 cases in the suburbs as of Friday, 50.3% of the state's total, accor...
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Swimmer dies after going underwater along Chicago lakefrontJul 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man has died after swimming and going underwater in Lake Michigan off Promontory Point in Chicago. Fire department divers found the man Thursday afterno...