Articles filed under Illinois
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Federal court throws out June legislative maps, declines to send issue to bipartisan commissionOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - A three-judge federal court panel in Chicago ruled Tuesday that the legislative redistricting plan that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law in June - before official 2020...
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Pritzker aims for holidays to drop indoor mask mandateOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he'd like to rescind Illinois' indoor mask mandate in time for the holidays, but he stopped short of saying what metrics needed to be hit in orde...
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Pritzker extends deadline again for state workers to get COVID-19 shots; fourth deal with unions struckOct 18, 2021 1:00 am - State workers in congregate settings, such as prisons and veterans' homes, now have until Oct. 26 to get their first COVID-19 vaccination after Gov. J.B. Pritzker extend...
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COVID-19 has killed 1 of every 500 Illinois residentsOct 18, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 has now killed one in every 500 of Illinois' 12.7 million residents. The state surpassed that grim milestone recently as deaths from the virus now stand at 25,4...
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Illinois shelter partners with health groups to build trustOct 17, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Ahead of colder weather, when shelter becomes more of a necessity, Helping Hands of Springfield is partnering with healthcare organizations to b...
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Illinois urges residents to join worldwide earthquake drillOct 17, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Do you know what to do in an earthquake? Illinois officials are urging the public to prepare by participating in a worldwide drill they say is t...
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Illinois police dog comforts grieving after loss of handlerOct 16, 2021 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - As he approaches his annual employee evaluation, Winston has a lock on 'œexceeds expectations.'ť Consider that since December, the chocolate Labrador...
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High court rejects gas company's pipeline stay requestOct 15, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts has rejected a Supreme Court stay request from the St. Louis-based natural gas company Spire Inc. to allow it to keep operat...
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Illinois Dems unveil proposed congressional mapOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Democrats are poised to approve new congressional district maps that would give Democratic candidates an advantage in elections over the next decade as their pa...
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COVID-19 update: 2,413 new cases, 30 additional deaths, 1,550 hospitalizationsOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 reached 2,413 Friday with 30 more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. Patients in the hos...