Articles filed under Illinois
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Spring break canceled, spring semester delayed at University of IllinoisOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced this week it will cancel spring break while delaying the start of the spring semester next year due to COVID-19....
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Judge rules municipalities are exempt from Election Day 'holiday'Oct 19, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A Sangamon County judge has ruled local units of government are exempt from a law the General Assembly passed this year declaring the Nov. 3 general electi...
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Some suburban counties likely to face restrictions amid spike in COVID-19 infectionsOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties are on the verge of having state-mandated restrictions imposed after their COVID-19 test positivity rates surpassed warning thre...
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Mental health experts to pair with cops in northern IllinoisOct 18, 2020 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Winnebago County sheriff's deputies and Rockford police officers will pair with mental health experts when responding to emergency psychiatric and ...
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Research indicates Mississippi River is older than thoughtOct 18, 2020 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Research by a Southern Illinois University instructor and her graduate student indicates the Mississippi River is more than three times older tha...
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Pritzker slams president, as new Illinois COVID-19 cases again exceed 4,000Oct 18, 2020 1:00 am - As Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker reacted to criticism from President Donald Trump of his restrictions aimed at fighting COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Public Health ...
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Suburbs to ramp up early voting starting MondayOct 18, 2020 1:00 am - Suburban voters already have cast more than 266,000 early or mail-in ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election, with early voting slated to expand across the reg...
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Illinois State, elected officials praise cover crop researchOct 17, 2020 7:00 am - LEXINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University researchers and administrators joined elected officials in praising what they say is an environmentally friendly and fin...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Oct. 16Oct 17, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 149,066 COVID-19 cases...
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COVID-19 surge continues in Illinois with 3,629 more cases Saturday, 27 deathsOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - The surge in new COVID-19 cases in Illinois continued Saturday, as state health authorities reported 3,629 new infections and an additional 27 deaths from the coronaviru...