Articles filed under Illinois
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'This is my chance': Ezike ends tenure atop state health department with virus numbers downMar 01, 2022 12:00 am - The head of the Illinois Department of Public Health is stepping down after three years at the helm of the agency and more than two years leading the state through the C...
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Standing Rock athlete takes stage on Native Heritage DayFeb 28, 2022 6:00 am - VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) - Just about a half-mile from the site of the main event, on the second floor of the University of South Dakota's Muenster University Center, about...
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'It's honestly a relief': Many happy to see mandates end, but some continue to mask upFeb 28, 2022 12:00 am - Just as suburbanites' attitudes toward masks has varied greatly over the past two years, so too did their reactions to the end of the state's indoor mask mandate Monday....
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COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 1,000 in IllinoisFeb 28, 2022 12:00 am - As Illinois once again returns to making masks optional at most indoor public spaces, state health officials are reporting 943 COVID-19 patients hospitalized statewide. ...
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. ESTFeb 27, 2022 6:00 am - Russia hits Ukraine fuel supplies, airfields in new attacks KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia unleashed a wave of attacks on Ukraine targeting airfields and fuel facilities in...
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Authorities: Woman dies after attack on group home residentsFeb 27, 2022 6:00 am - FORSYTH, Ill. (AP) - A 58-year-old woman who was attacked at a group home in central Illinois has died, according to authorities. Lynn Umphryes died Feb. 16 after an att...
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Pekin student behind 183,000-fan Facebook page for weatherFeb 26, 2022 6:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - A recent winter storm may have curtailed traffic on Peoria-area roads, but it generated a spike in traffic on the Illinois Storm Community Facebook pa...
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Fairview Heights man sentenced in bank fraud schemeFeb 26, 2022 6:00 am - FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - A southwestern Illinois man who led a sophisticated and 'œlarge-scale'ť bank fraud scheme has been sentenced to more than two years in fede...
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. ESTFeb 26, 2022 6:00 am - Russia hits Ukraine fuel supplies, airfields in new attacks KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia unleashed a wave of attacks on Ukraine targeting airfields and fuel facilities in...
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Illinois hunters harvest 147,000 deer during 2021 seasonFeb 26, 2022 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Hunters in Illinois harvested about 147,000 deer this season, with most of those numbers coming during the archery and firearm periods. The Illi...