Articles filed under Illinois
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First coronavirus death in Illinois; 22 cases at DuPage County nursing homeMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced the state's first COVID-19 death, of a Chicago woman in her 60s, and an outbreak in a nursing home in Willowbrook. The number of ...
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Virus seizes markets and it's no longer business as usualMar 16, 2020 7:00 am - Global markets and businesses big and small opened the week to a landscape seemingly altered by the coronavirus pandemic. A host of retail chains have shut their doors o...
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Virus fears fuel spike in sales of guns and ammunitionMar 16, 2020 7:00 am - BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The world's largest gun store, in metro Atlanta, has had lines that are six and eight people deep. A gun store in Los Angeles had lines that stretche...
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DEBATE TAKEAWAYS: Biden tries to draw in Sanders supportersMar 16, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders launched a new phase of the 2020 presidential election Sunday night, with a one-on-one debate h...
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COVID-19 cases top 100 in Illinois; it's now in 15 countiesMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - The number of cases of COVID-19 in Illinois reached 105 Monday, state officials announced, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker banned gatherings of 50 people or more on the eve of St....
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What's Happening: Europe's cafes and bars shut amid outbreakMar 15, 2020 7:00 am - Life across Europe is coming to a standstill as governments order border closures, worship services are canceled and bars and cafes are shuttered. Chaos erupted at some ...
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Virus brings new travel restrictions, lockdowns and closuresMar 15, 2020 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Daily life came to a grinding halt around much of the world Sunday amid new travel restrictions, border shutdowns and sweeping closures of restaurants and ba...
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Today in HistoryMar 15, 2020 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Sunday, March 15, the 75th day of 2020. There are 291 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 15, 1913, President Woodrow...
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Bald eagle rescued by Illinois police returns to the wildMar 15, 2020 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Onlookers burst into applause and cheers on a Sunday afternoon in February as Trooper the resuscitated bald eagle was released from a cage and flew ...
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The Latest: Guatemala reports 1st coronavirus deathMar 15, 2020 7:00 am - The Latest on the world's coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 156,000 people and killed more than 5,800. The disease for most people causes only mild or m...