Articles filed under Illinois
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Need extra cash this holiday season? See if you have unclaimed items on I-CashDec 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Christmas, Santa, Reindeer, Wreath, and Noel are among millions of names in Illinois' unclaimed property database with cash and property available to them to claim, Illi...
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Barred from priesthood, some Catholic women find other rolesDec 08, 2021 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Women aspiring to leadership in the Catholic church have long come to terms with the glass ceiling that exists in the male-dominated institution, but Pope Fr...
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Inmates continue to face commissary shortagesDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - To Illinois prisoners, commissary is more than candy bars, shaving cream and socks. It represents normalcy and choice. "It's everything to them," said Mell...
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Illinois' weed tax windfall tops $560 million. Here's where the money goes.Dec 08, 2021 12:00 am - First-time recreational cannabis buyers often feel the sticker shock. With hefty taxes, an eighth of an ounce of fresh cannabis flower typically costs around $80 — far m...
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Illinois Supreme Court lifts hold on judicial redistrictingDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court will lift its pause order on judicial redistricting on Jan. 1, fully implementing new judicial boundaries passed by the General ...
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Thanksgiving gatherings add to latest COVID-19 hospitalization spike, highest since JanuaryDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have risen to their highest point since Jan. 22, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday, a sign the latest virus surge ...
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Illinois courts seek compassion, hope for mentally illDec 07, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois courts are taking steps toward better understanding mental illness and its growing impact on the judicial system, which state Supreme C...
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Pritzker lets water and sewer bill assistance flowDec 07, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday urged low-income Illinoisans in need of help with their water and sewer bills to tap into a new $42 million state program created to help t...
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Ex-tollway administrators accuse chairman of overreach, 'abuse of power'Dec 07, 2021 12:00 am - A letter from two former tollway executives warns of what they describe as a power grab at the agency by Chairman Will Evans that is undermining Executive Director José ...
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Judges question lawyers in redistricting suitsDec 07, 2021 12:00 am - Oral arguments began Tuesday in three lawsuits challenging the new legislative district maps that lawmakers passed earlier this year with three federal judges in Chicago...