Articles filed under Illinois
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17,000 health workers vaccinated so far; nursing homes could get shots Dec. 28Dec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 15,000 Friday, officials reported, as more than 17,000 health care workers in the suburbs and beyond have been vaccinated against the resp...
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Woman sentenced for helping in fatal St. Louis carjackingDec 17, 2020 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A woman who pleaded guilty to helping a man commit a fatal carjacking in St. Louis has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Jana Stowers, 21, of East S...
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Bankers say economy is improving in rural parts of 10 statesDec 17, 2020 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The economy is improving in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, but the region continues to lag behind where it was before the coronavirus pa...
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Remains believed those of missing woman found in Pope CoDec 17, 2020 6:00 am - HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) - Remains believed to be those of a missing Harrisburg woman have been discovered in southern Illinois not far from where she was last seen, author...
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Illinois COVID deaths, cases rise slightly; 43,000 vaccine doses deliveredDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - Deaths and COVID-19 infections rose slightly Thursday with 8,828 new cases and 181 more deaths from the respiratory disease, as the state finalized distribution of its f...
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Man enters guilty plea in fatal shooting of ex-wifeDec 16, 2020 6:00 am - JUNEAU, Wis. (AP) - A Beaver Dam man has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his ex-wife in a plea deal with prosecutors. Ulisses Medina Espinosa, 33, entered the plea t...
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Family of Vietnam War veteran didn't know he had diedDec 16, 2020 6:00 am - ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - A Vietnam War veteran buried at an Illinois national cemetery without family was estranged from his relatives who were unaware that he had died months...
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Illinois solicits device donations for Computer Equity NetworkDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state is soliciting computers and related equipment from individuals and companies as part of a new program announced Wednesday that will distribute re...
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City steering virus fines to help families during holidaysDec 15, 2020 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois city will give nearly $5,000 in coronavirus fines to a school district to help needy students and families. "What better way ...
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U of I says public-private research network will fight tech 'brain drain'Dec 15, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — University of Illinois faculty say an ongoing statewide investment in a public-private research network is key to boosting the state's economy. The Discove...