Articles filed under Illinois
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'You can't sit by and do nothing': Lawmaker challenges Madigan's House leadershipDec 01, 2020 4:30 am - State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit says lawmakers shouldn't have to "grovel" before Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to move bills forward for a vote, including those on...
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Willis says she won't vote for Madigan to be speakerDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - The chair of the House Democratic Caucus said Tuesday she won't vote for Michael Madigan to retain the speaker's gavel, making her the 19th House Democrat — and the firs...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Dec. 1Dec 01, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 319,513 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 43% of the state's total, according to the Illin...
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COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations more than doubled in NovemberDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations more than doubled from October to November, state data showed Tuesday, as officials reported Illinois health care workers could star...
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3 chicken plants hit in 2019 raids agree to pay back wagesNov 30, 2020 6:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Three Mississippi chicken processing plants among those targeted in one of the largest workplace immigration raids in the U.S. in the past decade h...
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The Latest: EU sees flatter virus curve, still needs limitsNov 30, 2020 6:00 am - BERLIN - The European Union's latest surge of coronavirus infections is flattening or going down in some but not all countries across the continent but it's too early to...
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Pritzker won't loosen restrictions anywhere for 'next few weeks'Nov 30, 2020 12:00 am - Citing fears of a Thanksgiving-related resurgence of COVID-19, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday that mitigation restrictions in the state will not be loosened in comi...
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Neighbors want to know what Sauget incinerator is burningNov 29, 2020 6:00 am - SAUGET, Ill. (AP) - Mamie Cosey wants her great-grandchildren to play and exercise outside, but some days she can't let them, she said, because the fresh air isn't safe ...
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Inmate from Arizona dies at Illinois prison after fightNov 29, 2020 6:00 am - THOMSON, Ill. (AP) - A 37-year-old inmate from Arizona has died at a northwestern Illinois prison after a fight with another inmate. The Federal Bureau of Prisons repor...
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COVID-19 cases dip, but hospitalizations on the riseNov 29, 2020 12:00 am - New coronavirus cases in Illinois fell to their lowest levels since the onset of a surge earlier this month, but the number of people hospitalized with the respiratory i...