Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker activates Guard to help prepare for floodingMay 21, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has activated nearly 60 Illinois National Guard soldiers and ordered additional steps by the state to prepare for projected f...
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State's COVID-19 infection rate continues to decline; 87 more deadMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - For the first time since the Illinois Department of Public Health began reporting COVID-19 testing figures, the state's seven-day infection rate average is below 10%. Th...
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Senate OKs language for graduated tax referendum, voter pamphletMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Thursday took the chamber's last step in putting language for a graduated income tax constitutional amendment on the November genera...
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Vote-by-mail expansion ready for House floor voteMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House will consider expanding voting by mail for the fall election using federal pandemic-relief funds, despite Republican criticism that it c...
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Supreme Court: Circuit courts can return to normal June 1May 20, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an order allowing circuit courts to return to normal operations beginning June 1, as state offici...
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Suspect in Iowa City homicide arrested in MinneapolisMay 20, 2020 7:00 am - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A man wanted in the shooting death of an Iowa City man in April has been arrested in Minneapolis, according to Iowa City police. Patrick Bland, 32...
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Ex-University employee gets probation for rare book theftMay 20, 2020 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A former employee of the University of Illinois was sentenced to two years of probation for stealing rare musical books from the school's music libra...
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Pomp and masks: Graduations draw thousands despite pandemicMay 20, 2020 7:00 am - HOOVER, Ala. (AP) - High schools nationwide have canceled or postponed traditional graduation ceremonies to avoid worsening the spread of the new coronavirus, but some p...
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Virus claims 23rd life at Sangamon County nursing homeMay 20, 2020 7:00 am - SHERMAN, Ill. (AP) - The coronavirus outbreak has claimed the lives of 23 residents of a central Illinois nursing home, health officials said. A woman in her 80s is the ...
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State legislators convene spaced apart, force each other to wear masksMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois legislators approved extraordinary safety rules for themselves Wednesday as they convened for the first time in 10 weeks due to the coronavirus pa...