Articles filed under Illinois
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Manar leaving state Senate to become adviser to PritzkerJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar of downstate Bunker Hill announced Monday he will resign from the General Assembly effective Jan. 17 to join the governor'...
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Is a tax increase on the agenda in Springfield?Jan 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers will return to Springfield on Friday for a brief session that Republicans warn will include an attempt to raise the income tax to cover ...
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Victims in northern Illinois bowling alley shooting honoredJan 03, 2021 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Hundreds of people have attended a vigil honoring three people killed in a shooting at a bowling alley in northern Illinois. Three others were als...
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Large plastic flowers livening up yards across IllinoisJan 03, 2021 6:00 am - LOVINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Gary Smith found a hobby he loved about three and a half years ago, but never expected it to take off as quickly as it did. The 65-year-old retire...
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New COVID-19 cases dip, but positivity rates continue to climbJan 03, 2021 12:00 am - State health officials reported a second consecutive daily decline in new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the likely result of a slowdown in testing and...
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Wisconsin police monitor recreational marijuana in IllinoisJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Despite dispensaries quickly popping up along Illinois' northern border after that state legalized recreational marijuana almost a year ago, local l...
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Disabled dog missing 10 months is reunited with ownerJan 02, 2021 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois (AP) - A dog that disappeared from a yard in rural Missouri 10 months ago has been reunited with her owner on New Year's Day. The St. Louis Post...
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Illinois reports fewer COVID-19 deaths, cases as holiday slows data collectionJan 02, 2021 12:00 am - The number of COVID-19 deaths in Illinois reported Saturday dropped sharply, though the decrease probably related to slow reporting over the New Year's holiday, the stat...
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With 2021 comes news laws for Illinoisans to followJan 01, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The arrival of 2021 brings with it few new Illinois laws due to the shortened spring session of the General Assembly caused by the COVID-19 pand...
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Only three new state laws take effect in 2021, plus minimum wage goes up againJan 01, 2021 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - When a new year begins in Illinois, typically dozens if not hundreds of new laws go into effect. Not this year. Like so many other things in 2020, the leg...