Articles filed under Illinois
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4 arrested in 2019 southern Illinois slayingDec 31, 2020 6:00 am - HERRIN, Il. (AP) - Four people have been charged with first-degree murder in the 2019 slaying of a southern Illinois man, authorities have announced. According to the ...
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Illinois deputy shoots suspect after chase into MissouriDec 31, 2020 6:00 am - SPANISH LAKE, Mo. (AP) - An armed robbery suspect is hospitalized after being shot by an Illinois police officer who had chased the suspect into Missouri. The shooting h...
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Religious leaders worldwide, across faiths who died in 2020Dec 31, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Catholic priest who for decades had been one of the Vatican's top experts on the Latin language died on Christmas Day at a nursing home in Milwaukee....
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Brady resigns seat after 27 years in state legislatureDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Republican state Sen. Bill Brady, who stepped down as Republican leader in the Senate as efforts were made to oust him from the post, on Thursday ann...
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Suburbs seeing another uptick in COVID-19 casesDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - Not even a week ago, DuPage County's seven-day average COVID-19 case positivity rate was below 6%, and lower than the rates in Chicago, suburban Cook County and the four...
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Harper injured, but Mathis lifts No. 14 Rutgers over PurdueDec 30, 2020 6:00 am - PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Rutgers hasn't played with a complete, healthy lineup yet this year, so the 14th-ranked Scarlet Knights knew what to do when leading scorer Ron H...
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Health officials report 178 new Illinois COVID-19 deathsDec 30, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials announced Wednesday there are 7,374 new cases of COVID-19 and 178 more deaths in the state. The Illinois Depar...
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Despite less testing, new COVID-19 cases continue to riseDec 30, 2020 12:00 am - The 10 state-run COVID-19 testing sites averaged nearly 1,200 fewer tests a day over the past week compared to the week prior. But new cases continue to rise despite th...
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Paramedic gets 13-year prison sentence for assaulting womanDec 29, 2020 6:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois paramedic was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman while she was in an ambulance. In sentencing...
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Public health officials report 106 deaths due to COVID-19Dec 29, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Tuesday reported 5,644 newly confirmed COVID-19 infections and 106 new deaths. The Illinois Department of P...