Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker offers tepid response to GOP re-opening proposalApr 22, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois House Republicans on Tuesday suggested ways to slowly reopen businesses and relax restrictions on public interaction as the threat from...
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COVID-19 prompts cancellation of spring high school sportsApr 21, 2020 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois High School Association on Tuesday canceled state tournaments for all spring sports because of COVID-19. The IHSA's action comes a...
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IBM, HCA Healthcare fall; Beyond Meat, Laboratory Corp. riseApr 21, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday: International Business Machines Corp., down $3.65 to $116.76. The technology company pulled...
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Pritzker suggests extending stay-at-home order as death toll rises by 119Apr 21, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker suggested at his daily coronavirus briefing Tuesday that Illinois' stay-at-home order will be extended through May. The governor said the number of c...
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I-80 Mississippi bridge plan to be discussed in webinarApr 20, 2020 7:00 am - DIXON, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a virtual public meeting Wednesday on plans for replacing a more than 50-year-old Mississippi Rive...
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COVID-19 deaths rise by 59; Pritzker suggests eventual reopening by regionApr 20, 2020 1:00 am - The toll of Illinoisans dying from COVID-19 rose by 59 people Monday, a relatively low tally compared to that of recent days, state officials announced, as Gov. J.B. Pri...
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In pandemic, faithful still see a higher power at workApr 19, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Dan Frachey of Springfield said he doesn't believe in 'œa capricious or mercurial God.'ť The COVID-19 pandemic has caused deaths, stripped peopl...
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Childcare workers caring for emergency workers' kidsApr 18, 2020 7:00 am - CARTERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Lori Longueville, director of Child Care Resource and Referral at John A. Logan College, and her staff have been busy. 'œWe have been working no...
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Fund helping to feed county during COVID-19 restrictionsApr 18, 2020 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Northeast Community Fund staff have been adapting in a time of uncertainty. The organization has seen demand skyrocket during the coronavirus outbr...
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125 new COVID-19 deaths, but telehealth for recovering at home now available statewideApr 18, 2020 1:00 am - State officials on Saturday reported 125 new deaths from the COVID-19 virus, tying a mark for the most deaths within a 24-hour period that first was set on Thursday. Th...