Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker issues disaster proclamation; four new Chicago-area coronavirus patients diagnosedMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - With the state's coronavirus count mounting, Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation for Illinois Monday, which enables it to receive federal funding and resou...
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Lincoln mortgage document found in Tazewell County officeMar 08, 2020 7:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - Abraham Lincoln's presence around central Illinois is well known, from his days practicing law riding the circuit. But until last week, it wasn't know...
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Woman seeks revival of Democrats by reaching out to youthMar 08, 2020 7:00 am - CHRISTOPHER, Ill. (AP) - Courtney Young tells a small crowd gathered here that young people are quickly taking over as the largest voting-age bloc in America. On one end...
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Officials set public meeting on delayed interchange projectMar 08, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - State officials have planned a public meeting later this month to give an update on a much-delayed construction project at a major interstate exchange nea...
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Girl Scouts' sale of 4 Illinois camps prompts complaintsMar 08, 2020 7:00 am - GLEN CARBON, Ill. (AP) - The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois are selling four camps for $3.4 million and closing them by the end of the year, a move that's prompted com...
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Illinois sees first community transmission case of coronavirusMar 08, 2020 1:00 am - Health officials said Sunday that a hospitalized Chicago man in his 60s is believed to be Illinois' first community transmission case of COVID-19. The man, in serious co...
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Heart monitors help students track fitness goalsMar 07, 2020 6:00 am - ARGENTA, Ill. (AP) - Doctors suggest 60 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous exercise is optimal for good health for kids. At Argenta-Oreana Middle School, physical edu...
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Trial set to begin in southern Illinois woman's 2010 deathMar 07, 2020 6:00 am - JERSEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The trial of a southern Illinois man charged with a woman's murder is set to begin Monday, nearly ten years after she went missing. Roger Carro...
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Pence walks fine line on coronavirus responseMar 07, 2020 6:00 am - CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence decided silence was the way to go. Soon after President Donald Trump asked him to lead the U.S. government's response...
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Blues announcer became dilapidated. Now it's a showpiece.Mar 07, 2020 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Tom Calhoun was surprised when he showed up for a ribbon-cutting at his childhood home in Belleville and discovered that the red brick had been p...