Articles filed under Illinois
-
Strong economic growth continues in rural parts of 10 statesOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Strong economic growth continues in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, according to a new monthly survey of bankers in the region. The overa...
-
Pritzker touts job training program for electric vehicle industryOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - As part of his plan to boost the number of electric vehicles on the road, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday announced a training program for the manufacture and repair of t...
-
Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations at lowest level since early AugustOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials on Thursday reported 1,309 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized throughout Illinois. That's the fewest hospitalized with the respiratory disease si...
-
Lawmakers cancel Thursday sessionOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - This report has been updated to identifiy Terri Bryant as state senator and that four women in the Senate Republican Caucus made clear their opposition to repealing ...
-
Democrats face criticism on new congressional map - and not just from GOPOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Democrats are getting pushback on new congressional district boundaries they proposed last week, and not just from Republicans who stand to lose U.S. House seat...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...