Articles filed under Illinois
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Nevadan plans to celebrate 100th birthday by skydivingJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) - Soon-to-be centenarian Charlie Montanaro says he'll be celebrating the milestone by jumping out of an airplane. Montanaro's 100th birthday is S...
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Police: Illinois girl, 3, fell from window, died from coldJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - A 3-year-old Illinois girl died after she apparently fell from a window on a frigid night and couldn't get back inside her family's home in the ...
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McConnell seeks to push Trump impeachment trial to FebruaryJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to push back the start of Donald Trump's impeachment trial to February to give the former preside...
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Illinois data shows long-term care vaccinations lag behind health care worker inoculationsJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - To correct a number, 524,050 COVID-19 vaccine doses were sent to long-term care facilities. COVID-19 vaccinations at long-term care facilities lag behind the rest o...
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Trying to win Mega Millions? These are the numbers that come up mostJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - With a jackpot nearing $1 billion, sales of Mega Millions lottery tickets are soaring ahead of the next scheduled drawing Friday. When 70 sequentially numbered white bal...
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New House speaker's team lacks suburban leaders, Willis saysJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - New Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch's leadership team, which he announced Thursday, does not have enough suburban representation and includes too many Michael Madigan...
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COVID-19: The latest on vaccinations in the suburbsJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - As the state readies to expand COVID-19 immunization next week, Kane County already has begun giving the vaccination to some essential workers in so-called Phase 1b. Els...
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Number of abortions drops in Missouri because of regulationsJan 20, 2021 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - New restrictions caused a sharp drop in the number of women who had abortions at Missouri's only provider last year but the clinic has not stopped perfo...
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Education bill on Pritzker's desk would revamp social studies classesJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Social studies classes in Illinois public schools are poised to get a major overhaul, with more emphasis on Black history and the contributions of other un...
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Steans to resign from state SenateJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Sen. Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat, plans to resign at the end of the month, after a 12-year tenure in the Illinois Senate. "It's been the privilege o...