Articles filed under Illinois
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Police: Suspect in killing of woman, daughters fled on a busFeb 05, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A man charged with killing a St. Louis woman and her two young daughters took a bus to escape the scene and was captured about 100 miles away in Illinoi...
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Environmental complaint leads to federal discrimination probeFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched an investigation into the Illinois EPA over whether the planned relocation of an industrial scrap shr...
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Transgender inmates' class-action suit can proceedFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal district court in southern Illinois denied a request Thursday from the Illinois Department of Corrections to dismiss a class-action lawsuit again...
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COVID-19 milestone: Vaccines given outnumber cases of the diseaseFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois has hit a one-day record of giving 74,965 COVID-19 shots, and it passed another milestone Friday: More people have had an immunization than have had the disease...
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COVID-19 cases stable, vaccinations slowly increaseFeb 04, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State officials announced 69 more deaths from COVID-19 Thursday among 3,328 fresh infections of the coronavirus illness. The death toll from th...
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Sitting on billions, Catholic dioceses amassed taxpayer aidFeb 04, 2021 6:00 am - When the coronavirus forced churches to close their doors and give up Sunday collections, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte turned to the federal government's sign...
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Judge convicts Bloomington man in 2018 triple homicideFeb 04, 2021 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A judge has convicted a central Illinois man on nine counts of first-degree murder and other charges in a 2018 triple slaying to steal money and...
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Man charged with murder for shooting teens in stolen carFeb 04, 2021 6:00 am - WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man was indicted Wednesday on first-degree murder charges for allegedly tracking down his stolen automobile and shooting its tw...
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Nearly one in 12 Illinois residents have had one dose of COVID-19 vaccineFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois hit a milestone Thursday with more than 1 million people — nearly one in 12 residents — having received at least one dose of a lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine. The ...
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Bill would require all law enforcement to use body cameras by 2025Feb 04, 2021 12:00 am - A criminal justice bill passed by the General Assembly last month would, if signed by the governor, mandate body cameras for all Illinois law enforcement officers. The l...