Articles filed under Illinois
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50% of Illinoisans 65+ now have gotten a shot. A new state call center can help the rest.Mar 12, 2021 12:00 am - More than 50% of Illinoisans 65 and older have received vaccinations for COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Friday, but many seniors are still c...
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Legislative committees look to address state's mental health care needsMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Committees dealing with mental health and addiction met in both the Illinois House and Senate Friday to discuss a new crisis born from the COVID pandemic. ...
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Illinois Republicans urge responsibility in use of federal stimulus dollarsMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - One day after President Joe Biden signed a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package, Illinois House Republicans called for the General Assembly to oversee t...
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Stolen Jesus statue found smashed in St. LouisMar 11, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A 400-pound 'œHomeless Jesus'ť statue stolen from in front of a closed downtown St. Louis homeless shelter has been found, but it was cut into pieces. ...
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Central Illinois man guilty in deaths of mother, daughterMar 11, 2021 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his live-in girlfriend and her adult daughter. Jonat...
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Illinois after one full year of the pandemic: 20,863 dead and 1,204,409 infectedMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - It's been one full year since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a global pandemic. In that time, at least 20,863 Illinois residents have...
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State cuts social distancing guidance for schools from 6 to 3 feetMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - State officials eased guidance for social distancing in schools Wednesday with the intent of encouraging a return to classrooms as soon as it's practical in each communi...
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Board of Education gives new in-person schooling guidanceMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - New COVID-19 safety guidelines released Tuesday by the Illinois State Board of Education suggest in-person learning should be prioritized over e...
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Ex-Illinois police officer indicted in crash that killed manMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A former southwestern Illinois police officer has been indicted on a drunken driving charge stemming from a highway crash that killed a man last ...
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Amtrak worker accused of stealing, selling 77 chain sawsMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A longtime Amtrak employee in New Jersey stole several dozen chain saws and hundreds of parts from the railroad and sold them online, according to a ...