Articles filed under Illinois
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State virus positivity rate continues to decline as 65 more people dieJan 30, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 3,345 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 65 additional deaths. The dead included 25 p...
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Illinois reports 4,156 new COVID-19 cases and 71 deathsJan 29, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday reported 4,156 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 as it also said 58,357 doses of v...
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Republicans set to choose new state party chairman soon, snow delays Saturday meetingJan 29, 2021 4:30 am - The Illinois Republican Party is poised for a remake soon when leaders will choose one of a trio of suburban and downstate attorneys to be the next state GOP chairman. L...
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How each county compares to state average for full COVID-19 vaccinationsJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - As Illinois struggles to get more COVID-19 vaccine doses into arms with 1.53% of its 12.7 million population fully inoculated, most suburban counties - with the exceptio...
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Vote for new Illinois GOP chairman delayed to Feb. 6Jan 29, 2021 12:00 am - The vote to select a new chairman of the Illinois Republican Party has been postponed until Feb. 6 because of a snowstorm expected to hit Saturday, the original date of ...
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Pritzker sending 500 Illinois National Guard troops to D.C.Jan 28, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - About 500 Illinois National Guard members will be heading to Washington D.C. where they will stay until mid-March for a ``security mission,'ť Go...
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Murder charge filed in case of body found near bridgeJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis prosecutors are accusing a man of fatally shooting another man in a rent dispute, then dumping the body near a Mississippi River bridge. ...
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State Republicans slam Pritzker as COVID-19 vaccinations lagJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials announced Thursday nearly 56,000 people in the state were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Wednesday as state Rep...
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January third-deadliest month as Illinois surpasses 19,000 COVID-19 deathsJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois surpassed 19,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths Thursday, as 103 more deaths were reported by state health officials, assuring January will be the state's third-dead...
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New COVID health navigator programJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Public Health Association and the Illinois Primary Health Care Association are seeking community-based organizations to participate in the COVID-19 Pandemic...