Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker says Illinois is a go for Phase 3 Friday, starts thinking about Phase 4 in late JuneMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois meets all requirements to ease COVID-19 restrictions Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday while dangling the possibility of a return to near-normalcy in fou...
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Philippine court convicts American of online child abuseMay 27, 2020 7:00 am - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine court has sentenced an American to life in prison on charges of sexually exploiting Filipino children using webcams to sell video...
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Illinois comptroller says legislators won't get pay raiseMay 27, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza made known in a video she released Wednesday that state legislators will not be getting raises in the next b...
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Positive COVID-19 test for worker at House meeting placeMay 27, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A worker at the Springfield convention center where the Illinois House convened for a special session last week has tested positive for COVID-19...
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160 new deaths bring state's COVID-19 toll past 5,000; contact tracing ramping upMay 27, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that the state announced 160 more deaths Wednesday. The state's death toll from COVID-19 infections surpassed ...
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Pritzker issues rules as Illinois prepares for reopeningMay 27, 2020 1:00 am - Barbers and their customers will have to wear face masks. Restaurants will be able to serve diners outdoors only, with parties no larger than six people, spaced apart. A...
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Nebraska troopers arrest 4 from Illinois after 174 mph chaseMay 26, 2020 7:00 am - GIBBON, Neb. (AP) - Four people from Illinois have been arrested in Nebraska - including a driver accused of leading troopers on a chase exceeding 170 mph in southeaster...
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Citgo sues Miami firm over millions lost in Venezuela fraudMay 26, 2020 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - When the U.S. recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the nation's rightful leader last year it did more than just trigger a bitter feud wit...
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'We seem to have come off the peak,' Pritzker says as weekly death tolls are droppingMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - Death and hospitalization rates for COVID-19 hit significant low points Tuesday as Illinois moves toward looser COVID-19 restrictions Friday, although officials urged re...
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Some driver services offices to reopen June 1May 26, 2020 1:00 am - Driver services facilities operated by the Illinois secretary of state's office will begin reopening Monday, with the first two months reserved for new drivers, people w...