Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois surpasses 660K combined early, mail votesOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - With just three weeks remaining before the Nov. 3 general election, more than 660,000 voters in Illinois already have cast ballots either through mail-in o...
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Suburban infection rates climb as death toll tops 9,000Oct 13, 2020 1:00 am - The death toll from COVID-19 has topped 9,000 in Illinois as infection rates in suburban counties are climbing again. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced ...
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State Senate committees take on prison reformOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state Senate Criminal law Committee and Special Committee on Public Safety held a joint hearing Tuesday, calling on experts to provide evidence-based r...
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2 WIU housing professionals honored for COVID-19 responseOct 12, 2020 7:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Two Western Illinois University housing officers have been recognized by an international organization for their efforts in slowing the spread of COV...
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Illinois Rep. Bost says he's recovering from COVID-19Oct 12, 2020 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois congressman said Monday he was recovering from a coronavirus infection that's not caused serious illness. Republican Rep. Mik...
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Illinois man grows state's largest pumpkin at 1,673 poundsOct 12, 2020 7:00 am - BEASON, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man has grown the state's largest pumpkin and has brought it to display at pumpkin patches across the state's central area. The pumpkin i...
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Illinois reports highest 7-day COVID-19 average, 2,643 cases a day, as restaurateurs braceOct 12, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 2,742 Monday and 13 more people died of the respiratory disease, officials said, as some key health metrics ticked in the wrong direction w...
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Trial set for Lincoln reenactor accused in child porn caseOct 11, 2020 7:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - A northwestern Illinois man known for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln is scheduled to go on trial in December on child pornography and prostitutio...
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The Latest: Florida has highest daily caseload since AugustOct 11, 2020 7:00 am - MIAMI - Florida officials have reported the state's biggest one-day total of confirmed coronavirus cases since late August, a day after not releasing any pandemic data b...
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4 face charges in shooting death of southern Illinois manOct 11, 2020 7:00 am - OLNEY, Ill. (AP) - Four people are facing charges in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old last month in southern Illinois, authorities announced Sunday. ...