Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker focuses on abortion rights, Trussell on crime in dueling campaign stopsAug 30, 2022 1:00 am - Diverging messages about abortion rights and violent crime played out Tuesday in campaign stops by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican nominee for lieutenant governor Step...
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Cook County resident in late 70s is state's first person to die of West Nile virus in 2022Aug 30, 2022 1:00 am - A Cook County resident is the first person in Illinois to die of West Nile virus so far this year, state officials said Tuesday. The person, whose identity was not relea...
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Some see benefits, but disparities remain under evidence-based funding for Illinois schoolsAug 29, 2022 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - Five years ago this month, Illinois lawmakers passed legislation that overhauled the way public schools in the state are funded. The so-called evidence-bas...
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$4,000 rebates for electric cars available for another month before reopening in NovemberAug 29, 2022 1:00 am - The first cycle of the state's electric vehicle rebate program is coming to a close next month, but the $4,000 rebate applications will reopen in November. Nearly 1,000 ...
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Editorial Roundup: IllinoisAug 24, 2022 7:00 am - Champaign News-Gazette. August 21, 2022. Editorial: Courts not impressed by state's failure to do its job Performing difficult jobs appears to be too much to ask. The s...
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Bailey, Pritzker face off in agriculture forumAug 24, 2022 1:00 am - The candidates for Illinois governor faced questioning about their agriculture-related policies Wednesday in an outbuilding on a McLean County farm. Gov. J.B. Pritzker's...
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Pritzker barnstorms the suburbs as race against Bailey heats upAug 24, 2022 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker used the suburbs and a major trade union Wednesday as backdrops to tout his labor-friendly platform and poke his gubernatorial rival, Republican state...
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Whistleblower accuses Twitter of cybersecurity negligenceAug 23, 2022 7:00 am - Twitter's former head of security alleged that the company misled regulators about its poor cybersecurity defenses and its negligence in attempting to root out fake acco...
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Coroner ID's 2 men who died in southern Illinois manholeAug 23, 2022 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Two young men who died last week after they entered a southern Illinois manhole where toxic gases were present have been identified by a corone...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations decline, risk levels drop in some countiesAug 19, 2022 1:00 am - State health officials reported Friday there are 37 fewer people hospitalized with COVID-19 than a week ago, a 2.5% decline during that time. Of those hospitalized, 152 ...