Articles filed under Illinois
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New cases and hospitalizations fall for second consecutive dayApr 25, 2021 1:00 am - State health authorities on Sunday reported 2,035 more new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, the second-lowest daily total in nearly a month. The fig...
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Months after congresswoman's Hitler remarks, Jews' in painApr 24, 2021 7:00 am - Shortly after U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Oakland said in a January speech that 'œHitler was right'ť about youth indoctrination, Illinois Jewish leaders arranged a Zoom cal...
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State orders Chicago to fix special education in detentionApr 24, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois State Board of Education has ordered Chicago Public Schools to fix problems with special education services for students at the high school i...
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J & J vaccine's return hailed by Cook County officialsApr 24, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County health officials Saturday hailed the return of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the fight against COVID-19. The vaccine, halted while the Centers for Diseas...
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Central Illinois man gets life in deaths of mother, daughterApr 23, 2021 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man convicted of fatally shooting his live-in girlfriend and her adult daughter last year in their rural home has been sentenced t...
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Biden working group targets jobs for fossil fuel communitiesApr 23, 2021 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Six large regions nationwide that have economies reliant on fossil fuels have been targeted for federal investment and aid to create renewable e...
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Maplewood man charged with murder in Spanish Lake killingApr 23, 2021 7:00 am - SPANISH LAKE, Mo. (AP) - St. Louis County prosecutors have charged a Maplewood man with murder and other counts in a fatal shooting in Spanish Lake earlier this week. C...
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Lawmakers, Pritzker administration spar over projected revenueApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of an Illinois Senate committee sparred with officials from Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration Friday in a hearing on tax changes proposed by the ...
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GOP legislator calls out Democrats on House practicesApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican Rep. Tim Butler on Thursday accused the new Democratic leadership in the state House of preserving practices from previous leadership that Repub...
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Republican opposition to bathroom bill dubbed 'transphobic'Apr 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House has passed a bill that would allow businesses to offer multi-occupancy restrooms inclusive to all genders, a measure that the bill's spo...