Articles filed under Illinois
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Justices consider hearing a case on 'most offensive word'May 13, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert Collier says that during the seven years he worked as an operating room aide at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, white nurses called him an...
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Got COVID-19 vaccine questions for your 12- to 15-year-olds? We've got answersMay 13, 2021 5:30 am - With approvals from a U.S. Centers for Disease Control panel of experts Wednesday and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Monday, Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine is now...
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What you need to know about COVID-19 restrictions easing Friday in the 'Bridge Phase'May 13, 2021 1:00 am - Friday hearkens the arrival of Illinois' long-awaited “Bridge Phase” as part of the state's COVID-19 reopening plan. Guided by a decrease of hospitalizations and new cas...
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Traffic stop in northern Illinois reveals 897 tabs of LSDMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - HARVARD, Ill. (AP) - A 27-year-old northern Illinois man was arrested after police during a traffic stop discovered nearly 900 tabs of LSD in his vehicle. ...
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Illinois COVID-19 deaths up 22% over a month ago, but cases continue to declineMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - The number of Illinoisans dying of COVID-19 has increased 22.3% in recent weeks, but the trend is "not significant," the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. D...
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Missing Georgia woman' body found along So Illinois highwayMay 11, 2021 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A woman whose body was found at a southern Illinois highway intersection had been reported missing from Georgia, and her husband remains missin...
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Special education, hair discrimination bills advance from Senate committeeMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Senate Education Committee advanced several bills Tuesday, including measures addressing special education, hairstyle discrimination and teaching Asian...
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'Shot and a beer' bill would allow free drink for the vaccinatedMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - Free booze with your COVID-19 vaccine? It soon could be possible in Illinois. Legislation filed by Riverside Democratic state Rep. Michael Zalewski would allow Illinois ...
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Illinois surpasses 10 million COVID-19 shots as daily vaccination tallies reboundMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois passed a COVID-19 vaccination milestone with more than 10 million doses having now gone into the arms of people throughout the state. Most inoculations have bee...
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Ex-Illinois secretary of state worker sentenced for fraudMay 10, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A former administrator with the Illinois Secretary of State's office has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding the state out of n...