Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker lowers vaccine age requirement as deaths surpass 17,000Jan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker lowered the age requirement for vaccination to 65 and older for the next phase of inoculations as the state surpassed 17,000 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday...
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Pritzker calls for Trump's removal from officeJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling for President Donald Trump to be impeached over Wednesday's forcible occupation of the U.S. Capitol by angry Trump supporters. "Two weeks,"...
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Activist priest Michael Pfleger hit with sex abuse allegationsJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Activist Chicago priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger has been asked to step aside due to allegations of sexual abuse that occurred decades ago, the Archdiocese of Chicago an...
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Illinois congresswoman quotes Hitler to crowd outside U.S. CapitolJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - A newly minted Illinois congresswoman with suburban roots quoted Adolf Hitler during prepared remarks Tuesday to supporters of President Donald Trump on the lawn of the ...
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Chicago push to reopen city schools becomes more contentiousJan 05, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Only half of Chicago Public Schools teachers expected in schools ahead of preschool students' anticipated return next week showed up, district officials s...
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Concerns mount about Illinois' lag in vaccine rolloutJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Health care workers began receiving second shots of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday as concerns mounted about delays in getting the rest of Illinoisans inoculated. At a bri...
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GOP lawmakers introduce 'fair maps' legislationJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans in the Illinois House said Tuesday that they hope to use legislation, instead of a constitutional amendment, to change the way state legislativ...
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Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services facilities reopen statewide todayJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois driver's license facilities reopened throughout the state Tuesday, more than a month after shutting down in response to a surge of coronavirus cases. Throughout...
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Man charged after fight over stolen vehicle left a teen deadJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - VOLO, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man was charged Monday with two counts of aggravated battery in the fatal shooting of a teenager and the wounding of another in a d...
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Looking back at 2020 in state politics, and looking ahead to 2021Jan 04, 2021 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - For Illinois, 2020 seemed to begin on a hopeful note. The state was running a budget surplus for the first time in many years. By February, unemployment ha...