Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois bans activities at state parks amid virus outbreakApr 03, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has barred all activities at state parks, fish and wildlife areas, recreational areas and historic sites in another move to stem the sp...
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Democrats elevate health care as virus-era campaign argumentApr 03, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats are zeroing in on health care as one of the few issues that might resonate among Americans who have largely shelved election-year politics as...
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53 additional deaths, 1,209 more Illinois COVID-19 cases; 500 beds ready to go at McCormick PlaceApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - As the first 500 beds of a makeshift alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients came online Friday at McCormick Place in Chicago, state health officials announced one...
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More than 14K Illinois jobs lost in March due to virusApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - Note: This story has been updated to remove mention of layoffs by Fabrik Molded Plastics at its McHenry plant, as they have been removed from the state report. And i...
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Unemployment up again, Illinois receives 178K initial claimsApr 02, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois continued to share in the nation's economic pain wrought by COVID-19 with 178,421 unemployment claims filed last week. The 56% jump, ...
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16 more dead, 715 new Illinois COVID-19 cases as McCormick Place 'hospital' prepares to openApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - A massive makeshift hospital at McCormick Place in Chicago is expected to be ready to handle its first batch of coronavirus patients as early as Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzk...
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Closure continues for ferry linking Kentucky and IllinoisMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - MARION, Ky. (AP) - The Cave-in-Rock Ferry that links Kentucky and Illinois is expected to remain closed until sometime Wednesday, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet sai...
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Fraternity suspended for violating in-person activities banMar 31, 2020 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University has suspended the Delta Chi fraternity for violating the chancellor's order banning in-person activities to slow the...
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Unemployment agency sets up alphabetized schedule due to volumeMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - The state agency tasked with overseeing unemployment benefits is using an alphabetized schedule to handle "an unprecedented volume" of claims. Claims now must be filed o...
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Illinois man charged in killings of girlfriend, her daughterMar 30, 2020 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An eastern Illinois man was charged Monday with murder for allegedly fatally shooting his live-in girlfriend and her adult daughter over the weekend,...