Articles filed under Illinois
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1,600 layoffs coming at Illinois Jeep Cherokee factoryMay 15, 2021 7:00 am - BELVIDERE, Ill. (AP) - Some 1,600 jobs are being cut at a Jeep Cherokee factory in northern Illinois as automakers continue being plagued by the global shortage of semic...
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Interstate signs to mark Illinois electric-vehicle stationsMay 15, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Interstate highway drivers in Illinois will soon see signs directing them to charging stations for electric vehicles. The Illinois Department o...
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Deaths reported from COVID-19 high for second day in IllinoisMay 15, 2021 1:00 am - Deaths reported from COVID-19 in Illinois on Saturday continued for a second day at the highest level in two months. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 47...
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Cook County officials call for change of tax sale systemMay 15, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County officials Saturday spoke in support of changes to the tax sale system that they said would help homeowners keep their properties and help municipalities move...
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Democrats aim to have new map drawn by May 31May 15, 2021 1:00 am - Democratic lawmakers have been meeting with Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch's staff to discuss what their new districts should look like and say the goal is to have a...
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Today in HistoryMay 14, 2021 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Friday, May 14, the 134th day of 2021. There are 231 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 14, 1955, representatives f...
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Illinois State trustees select Kinzy as school's presidentMay 14, 2021 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University has chosen Terri Goss Kinzy to be the school's 20th president, effective July 1, it was announced ...
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State takes action against Aurora academy that serves children with disabilitiesMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct number of students currently housed at the facility. A previous version reflected the number of stu...
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COVID-19 update: 50,326 more shots, 49 more dead, 1,841 new casesMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 1,841 Friday, continuing a seven-day trend of fewer than 2,000 infections a day, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. However...
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Lumber prices on the rise throughout suburbsMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - Soaring prices for lumber and other materials have led builders - both large organizations and do-it-yourselfers - to change their plans or pay far more than expected. ...