Articles filed under Illinois
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Michigan primary could make or break Sanders' campaignMar 10, 2020 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Bernie Sanders proved his 2016 presidential bid was serious with an upset victory in Michigan powered by his opposition to free trade and appeal among wor...
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Workers at Massachusetts power plant go on strikeMar 09, 2020 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Workers at the largest power plant in Massachusetts have gone on strike over what they call public safety issues and concerns about working conditions. Doz...
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Sports betting launches in Illinois with first wager at Rivers CasinoMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - All sports bets are on in Illinois. The Land of Lincoln became the 15th state to play host to a legal sports wager as Rivers Casino in Des Plaines opened the state's fir...
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Coronavirus tests will be covered by several Illinois health insurance companiesMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - Several Illinois insurance companies have announced they will cover the costs of testing people for the coronavirus. Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Cigna...
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Pritzker issues disaster proclamation; four new Chicago-area coronavirus patients diagnosedMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - With the state's coronavirus count mounting, Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation for Illinois Monday, which enables it to receive federal funding and resou...
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Lincoln mortgage document found in Tazewell County officeMar 08, 2020 7:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - Abraham Lincoln's presence around central Illinois is well known, from his days practicing law riding the circuit. But until last week, it wasn't know...
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Woman seeks revival of Democrats by reaching out to youthMar 08, 2020 7:00 am - CHRISTOPHER, Ill. (AP) - Courtney Young tells a small crowd gathered here that young people are quickly taking over as the largest voting-age bloc in America. On one end...
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Officials set public meeting on delayed interchange projectMar 08, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - State officials have planned a public meeting later this month to give an update on a much-delayed construction project at a major interstate exchange nea...
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Girl Scouts' sale of 4 Illinois camps prompts complaintsMar 08, 2020 7:00 am - GLEN CARBON, Ill. (AP) - The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois are selling four camps for $3.4 million and closing them by the end of the year, a move that's prompted com...
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Illinois sees first community transmission case of coronavirusMar 08, 2020 1:00 am - Health officials said Sunday that a hospitalized Chicago man in his 60s is believed to be Illinois' first community transmission case of COVID-19. The man, in serious co...