Articles filed under Illinois
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AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDTSep 15, 2021 7:00 am - SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's first private flight blasted off Wednesday night with two contest winners,...
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Sweeping energy overhaul signed into lawSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker was joined by environmental and social justice activists, union representatives, and lawmakers from both parties Wednesday as he signed ...
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Cases of COVID-19 are rising in children, but there's reason for optimism, expert saysSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 in children and teenagers rose by nearly 8% in just over two weeks, a rate that surpassed increases in the general population, Illinois Department of P...
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Hastert settles lawsuit over sex abuse hush moneySep 15, 2021 1:00 am - YORKVILLE - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement Wednesday over Hastert's...
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Lawmakers question enforcement of school mask mandatesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Expressing concern that the Illinois State Board of Education might have overstepped its bounds by threatening to withhold funding from school districts th...
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Can you get flu shot with COVID-19 vaccination? Yep.Sep 14, 2021 1:00 am - With flu season closing in, many health experts are urging those who have yet to receive a COVID-19 vaccination — or need a booster — to get both shots at the same time....
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COVID-19 hospitalizations level off, but ICU availability continues to shrinkSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois' seven-day average number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has declined in three of the past four days, the first time that's happened since early July. State...
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COVID-19 deaths spike to 71, rise in September as Pritzker holds to mask mandateSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - Deaths from COVID-19 hit 71 Saturday, the most since Feb. 18, reflecting an increase of fatalities from the virus in September. State data Monday shows people dying of C...
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1st girl to play varsity football for Pekin '~humble, tough'Sep 12, 2021 7:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - Now that she's made history, Mylee Hansen wants to make some kicks. Hansen is the first girl on the Pekin varsity football team. The sophomore soccer ...
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Correction: Illinois Legislature-Energy storySep 12, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - In a story published September 9, 2021, about Illinois House approval of a clean energy bill, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the...