Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois Senate approves $42.8 billion budget that relies heavily on borrowingMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate early Sunday morning passed a budget package authorizing $42.8 billion in general revenue spending next year, although much of that rem...
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May 24 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 56,474 cases in the suburbs, 51.2% of the state's total, according to the Ill...
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State reports 61 more COVID-19 deaths, as Pritzker releases new reopening guidelinesMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Sunday that 2,508 additional COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state and 61 more people have died from the cor...
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Northern Illinois put under tornado watch on SaturdayMay 23, 2020 7:00 am - Northern Illinois was put on a tornado watch Saturday afternoon until 8 p.m. by the National Weather Service as a storm packing 60 mph winds and hail moved from the west...
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Illinois reports 2,352 new COVID-19 cases, 75 more deaths SaturdayMay 23, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday announced 2,352 new cases of COVID-19 infection in the state and 75 additional deaths from the disease. As of Saturday,...
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Language explaining income tax issue to voters approvedMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois General Assembly has approved language that explains the pros and cons of adding a graduated rate to the income tax system. The Ho...
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More coronavirus testing planned at New Mexico meat plantMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) - Several dozen workers at a meat processing plant in southern New Mexico have tested positive for coronavirus as state health officials plan ano...
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University of Illinois expecting $167M pandemic impactMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois System expects to sustain a financial hit of about $167 million this fiscal year because of the coronavirus pandemic that'...
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State to notify 32,000 unemployment claimants of data breach out of 'abundance of caution'May 22, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Friday it will notify 32,483 claimants whose personal information might have been viewed because o...
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State Senate approves vote-by-mail expansion along party linesMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A major expansion of voting access for the 2020 general election is headed to the desk of Gov. J.B. Pritzker after the Illinois Senate overwhelmingly passe...