Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois extends license expiration dates to March 31, 2022Dec 17, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Expiration dates for Illinois driver's licenses and ID cards have been extended an additional three months to March 31, 2022, Secretary of State...
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Man charged in 2016 slayings of Rockford woman, 3 childrenDec 17, 2021 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A man already in prison has been charged with killing a northern Illinois woman and her three children in 2016, authorities said Friday. Eric Jacks...
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State omicron cases at 16: Cook County urges businesses to require vaccinated or tested patronsDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - With 16 cases of the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 diagnosed in Illinois and infections rising, Cook County officials Friday urged precautions such as va...
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There's more time to renew your driver's license before it expiresDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Friday extended the expiration date for driver's licenses and state IDs through March 31, but he noted that it's his final rep...
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Board likely to seek repeal of law that applies only to McHenry CountyDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - Shaw Media The McHenry County Board likely will ask state lawmakers to repeal a law that makes McHenry County the only county in the state where voters can vote to disso...
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Pritzker signs law to end abortion notice requirement in IllinoisDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - An earlier version of this report erroneously said the new law would take effect in 2024. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law on Friday that ends parental notification,...
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Aurora mayor's name pops up as potential GOP governor candidateDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois' richest man, Ken Griffin, attempted to shoot down rumors Thursday that he had found his gubernatorial candidate, saying in a statement he looks forward to supp...
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Illinois averaging 8,011 new COVID-19 cases a day, the highest level in a yearDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - The seven-day average number of new COVID-19 cases being reported in Illinois has climbed back over 8,000 for the first time in a year. The state is now averaging 8,011 ...
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Illinois jobless rate falls to 5.7%Dec 16, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The unemployment rate in Illinois fell three-tenths of a point in November to 5.7% as employers added 19,500 payroll jobs to the economy. Preliminary data ...
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Man gets 25 years in fatal St. Louis carjacking attemptDec 15, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - An East St. Louis, Illinois, man was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in federal prison for killing a man during an attempted carjacking in St. Louis in ...