Articles filed under Illinois
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'Every year is a bad tick year': Why tick populations are on the rise in the suburbsJun 08, 2022 5:30 am - If it feels like 2022 is shaping up to be a bad year for ticks in the suburbs, you're right. Tick experts say “a perfect storm of conditions” — climate change possibly a...
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Analysis: Illinoisans not as liberal as General Assembly on abortionJun 07, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new survey released this week suggests Illinoisans are more moderate on the issue of abortion than the current Democratic-controlled General Assembly, bu...
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DCFS timeline shows agency visited family one day before 8-year-old's murderJun 07, 2022 1:00 am - Amaria Osby's friends and family were to gather Tuesday, not to celebrate her 8th birthday, but to attend her funeral. Andrea Hagler, Amaria's mother, won't be there. Sh...
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Republican attorney general candidate: 'Where they do not enforce the law, we will enforce it'Jun 06, 2022 1:00 am - A Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general said if elected, he will set up a process whereby police can ask the office to step in if their county state's attor...
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Pritzker willing to send National Guard to Chicago, if askedJun 06, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker indicated Monday he would be willing to deploy the National Guard to help deal with a violent crime spree in Chicago, but only if he's a...
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Second probable case of monkeypox found in ChicagoJun 03, 2022 1:00 am - A second probable case of monkeypox has been found in Chicago, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday. The second case was a close contact of the first pos...
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Progress made in processing rape case evidenceJun 03, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Police announced Friday that all sexual assault evidence is being processed within the 180-day time frame outlined in state law - bringi...
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House Oversight Committee invites Goodell, Snyder to appearJun 01, 2022 7:00 am - ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has invited NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder to appear at a...
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Parental notice requirement for abortion officially endsJun 01, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Doctors in Illinois may now perform abortions on minors without notifying the child's parents or obtaining a judicial bypass of the notification requiremen...
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Battle for control of Illinois Democratic Party ramps upMay 31, 2022 1:00 am - Even as Illinois Democrats face what could be strong November headwinds, the battle for control of the Illinois Democratic Party is intensifying with a pair of key devel...