Articles filed under Illinois
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State officials preach patience, honor when scheduling vaccinationsFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - As more Illinois residents become accepted for COVID-19 vaccinations in less than two weeks, state officials are urging those already eligible to be patient and those wh...
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State audit finds DCFS performance lacking for LGBTQ youthFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A performance audit of the Department of Children and Family Services released by the state auditor general this month found substandard practices for cari...
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U.S. attorney in central Illinois submits resignationFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois on Thursday submitted his resignation to the Biden administration despite two of the stat...
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First case of South African variant of COVID-19 in IllinoisFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Rock Island resident is the first in Illinois identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to have contracted a variant of COV...
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Chicago schools reopen doors after tough union fightFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago parents Willie and Brittany Preston have spent almost a year wrestling with online school schedules for their six children, often with everyone ho...
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Chicago begins return to classrooms after bitter union fightFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago parents Willie and Brittany Preston have spent nearly a year wrestling with online school schedules for their six children, often with everyone ho...
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State health department faces tough questions on COVID-19 vaccine deploymentFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - A "Hunger Games" of COVID-19 vaccine distribution for teachers and wild disparities in vaccine doses from week to week were among the problems Illinois Department of Pub...
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New jobless claims continue to fall in IllinoisFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - New claims for unemployment benefits continued to fall last week while overall unemployment remained at historically high levels. The Illinois Department o...
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Why suburban Cook County and Chicago will not follow state's vaccination expansion planFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 vaccine eligibility won't be expanded in Cook County and Chicago right now in spite of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's plan to add people under 65 with medical conditions ...
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COVID-19 update: 69,029 more get vaccine, 102 more deaths; S. Africa strain in IllinoisFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - With the first Illinois case of a more infectious strain of COVID-19 that originated in South Africa announced Thursday, officials are urging residents to stay vigilant ...