Articles filed under Illinois
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Court tosses NY case that could have expanded gun rightsApr 27, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court sidestepped a major decision on gun rights Monday in a dispute over New York City's former ban on transporting guns. The justices thr...
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House Republicans urge more transparency on inmate releasesApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans on Monday stepped up their demands that the Pritzker administration relea...
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Nursing home workers plan May 8 strike at 40 sites, including in Aurora, Barrington and Des PlainesApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Nursing home workers have authorized a May 8 strike date at 40 facilities in Chicago and the suburbs, putting pressure on operators to resolve a contract dispute amid th...
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Workers' Compensation Commission repeals emergency COVID-19 ruleApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state commission voted to repeal a new rule that would have made workers' compensation benefits available to essential employees who contracted COVID-19 ...
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Judge upholds legislator's suit against Pritzker's stay-at-home extensionApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker lambasted a court ruling handed down Monday that throws into doubt the governor's ability to extend the state's stay-at-home order beginning ...
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Number of virus deaths climbs to nearly 2,000 in IllinoisApr 26, 2020 7:00 am - The death toll of the coronavirus crisis inched closer to the 2,000 mark in Illinois, as state officials announced Sunday that the virus had taken 59 more lives. In a n...
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For Families with special issues, stay-at-home adds worriesApr 26, 2020 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - It was supposed to be a joyful but cautious welcome home for Reed Fry in mid-March. The 11-year-old spent almost a year at the St. Jude Children's Re...
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Illinois conservation district brings outdoors insideApr 25, 2020 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The Vermilion County Conservation District is bringing the great outdoors into homes across the area as well as some out of state. Even before Illi...
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People finding alternatives for their fitness routinesApr 25, 2020 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, fitness studios and gymnasiums around the country are shutting their doors and adjusting to a new reality....
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Illinois Supreme Court to hear arguments via videoApr 25, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court will for the first time in its history hear oral arguments through videoconference because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...