Articles filed under Illinois
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Hinz: When the government was buying vaccines, Rep. Newman traded in vaccine makers' stocksMar 25, 2022 1:00 am - Locked into a tough primary race for re-election, U.S. Rep. Marie Newman has signed on to legislation that would ban the increasingly controversial practice of members o...
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State closing down 10 COVID-19 testing sites as demand dropsMar 25, 2022 1:00 am - The state will close its 10 COVID-19 community testing sites, including all suburban locations, on March 31 as demand plummets and at-home options expand, the Illinois D...
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Pritzker debt-reduction approved as watchdog praises planMar 24, 2022 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A respected tax and budget watchdog on Thursday praised Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal for cautious spending and paying bills just hours ...
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Lawmakers vote to direct $2.7 billion toward $4.5 billion unemployment deficitMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers this week advanced a measure to allocate $2.7 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay down more than half of the state'...
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State Supreme Court: Officials sometimes can use campaign funds for defenseMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that elected public officials and their campaign committees may, in limited circumstances, use campaign funds to ...
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Southern Illinois nurse pleads guilty to reckless conductMar 23, 2022 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois nurse has been sentenced to a year of probation for not administering lifesaving measures to a nursing home resident nearly...
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Tuesday Sports in BriefMar 23, 2022 7:00 am - TENNIS BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Ash Barty surprisingly retired from tennis at age 25 while ranked No. 1 and less than two months after winning the Australian Open for ...
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Human remains found near interstates in southern IllinoisMar 23, 2022 7:00 am - MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Police are investigating human remains discovered in southern Illinois. The remains were found near Mount Vernon, the Southern I...
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Bill would provide tax credit to volunteer firefightersMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of the Illinois Firefighters Association joined state legislators at a news conference Wednesday to outline a measure that they say would recruit m...
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Former legislator sentenced to 6 months for cheating on taxesMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - A federal judge sentenced former state Rep. Edward "Eddie" Acevedo" on Wednesday to six months in prison for cheating on his taxes in a prosecution that resulted from th...