Articles filed under Illinois
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Grant covers cost of bilingual license for Illinois teachersMar 06, 2022 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A $4 million federal grant program is available to pay for Illinois teachers to earn a state license to teach the English language. The Illinoi...
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. ESTMar 04, 2022 6:00 am - Russia to punish 'fake' war news, blocks Facebook, Twitter DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday intensified a crackdown on media outlets...
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. ESTMar 03, 2022 6:00 am - Live updates: Johnson to seek UN Security Council meeting The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: LONDON - The office of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ...
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Madigan's not on the ballot, but will loom large in electionMar 03, 2022 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A stunning federal indictment this week all but ensures that one of the more prominent politicians in this fall's election won't be on the ballo...
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Illinois Supreme Court won't order sentence in sex assaultMar 03, 2022 6:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court has declined to order a western Illinois judge to impose a sentence in a sexual assault case after he threw out the convic...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 900Mar 03, 2022 12:00 am - For the first time since late July, there are fewer than 900 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Illinois. State health officials Thursday reported 881 COVID-19 patients a...
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Will Madigan indictment change Illinois politics? 'We've got a long way to go,' expert saysMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - For decades as Illinois House speaker and then leader of the state's Democratic Party, Michael Madigan amassed millions of campaign dollars and created a massive network...
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Illinois' ex-House speaker charged in $3M bribery schemesMar 02, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Michael Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House and for decades one of the nation's most powerful legislators, was charged with a nearly $3 mill...
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COVID-19 ICU hospitalizations drop 34% from last weekMar 02, 2022 12:00 am - ICU hospitalizations for COVID-19 are down by more than a third from last week. State health officials today reported 951 COVID-19 patients were being treated in Illinoi...
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'The Madigan Enterprise': 22 counts allege a decade of corruption by former Illinois House speakerMar 02, 2022 12:00 am - Michael Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House and for decades one of the nation's most powerful legislators, was charged with a nearly $3 million racketeerin...