Articles filed under Illinois
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3,002 new cases: Rising virus counts, including in suburban Cook, threaten 'Bridge Phase'Mar 26, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 spiked up to 3,002 Friday - the highest since early February - as state officials warned of a possible virus resurgence. The news comes with 126,71...
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Lawmakers pass compromise bill on personal injury casesMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate passed a bill Thursday to allow victims in personal injury and wrongful-death cases that reach a verdict to collect interest on money t...
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Health care reform bill will head to governorMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A massive health care reform bill, the fourth and final pillar of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus agenda, passed the state Senate on Thursday, the fi...
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Bill authorizing mail-in voting, ballot drop boxes goes to PritzkerMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - A bill that would allow use of ballot drop boxes, curbside voting and the acceptance of ballots regardless of insufficient postage was passed by the Illinois Senate and ...
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New jobless claims fall sharply in Illinois as unemployment rate dropsMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - First-time unemployment claims fell sharply last week as both the state and national economies have begun gradually reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic. T...
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Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independenceMar 24, 2021 7:00 am - DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Shafiqul Islam was studying business at Dhaka College in 1971 when a bloody and brutal war for independence ravaged Bangladesh. After undergoing...
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Man facing Illinois murder charge arrested after Iowa crashMar 24, 2021 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - An Illinois man out on bail for a murder charge was arrested by police Wednesday in Iowa on charges related to a fatal crash on a freeway in Ce...
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Nurse who stole morphine from hospice patients faces prisonMar 24, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A nurse who pleaded guilty to stealing morphine from hospice patients at a central Illinois nursing home has been sentenced to six years in fede...
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Illinois in top 25 states for getting COVID-19 doses from feds, putting shots into armsMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois has moved up in the ranks of states for both receiving shipments of COVID-19 vaccines from the federal government and getting shots into arms based on a per cap...
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Settlement permits release of up to 1,200 state prisonersMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Corrections and a number of elderly and medically vulnerable prisoners seeking early release from state prisons due to COVID-19 ...