Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker won't loosen restrictions anywhere for 'next few weeks'Nov 30, 2020 12:00 am - Citing fears of a Thanksgiving-related resurgence of COVID-19, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday that mitigation restrictions in the state will not be loosened in comi...
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Neighbors want to know what Sauget incinerator is burningNov 29, 2020 6:00 am - SAUGET, Ill. (AP) - Mamie Cosey wants her great-grandchildren to play and exercise outside, but some days she can't let them, she said, because the fresh air isn't safe ...
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Inmate from Arizona dies at Illinois prison after fightNov 29, 2020 6:00 am - THOMSON, Ill. (AP) - A 37-year-old inmate from Arizona has died at a northwestern Illinois prison after a fight with another inmate. The Federal Bureau of Prisons repor...
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COVID-19 cases dip, but hospitalizations on the riseNov 29, 2020 12:00 am - New coronavirus cases in Illinois fell to their lowest levels since the onset of a surge earlier this month, but the number of people hospitalized with the respiratory i...
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Central Illinois animal shelters seeing fewer adoptionsNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - You might think that staying closer to home during a pandemic would result in more pet adoptions. But that doesn't seem to be the case. Holly Crotty, ...
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Illinois panel featuring film on mental illness and courtsNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Mental Health Task Force and the chief justice of the Supreme Court will conduct a screening of a new documentary on mental illness...
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Deck the halls? Not at the Illinois Capitol due to virusNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The coronavirus has extinguished some traditional holiday cheer at the Illinois Capitol. There will be no Christmas tree nor any holiday display...
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Sheriff Dart has COVID-19; 7,873 new cases, 108 more deaths announcedNov 28, 2020 12:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 and deaths from the respiratory disease dipped in the last week although hospitalizations increased, as officials Saturday reported 7,873 new cases and...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Nov. 27Nov 28, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 303,855 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 43% of the state's total, according to the Illino...
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9 days, another 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in IllinoisNov 27, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois topped 12,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Friday, and also passed the 700,000 mark for cases of coronavirus illness. It took just nine day...