Articles filed under Illinois
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COVID-19 infections in children, teens more than double in last monthNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - COVID-19 infections in children and teens more than doubled in a month, state data showed Friday, as new cases of the virus reached 13,012 with 126 more deaths. The stat...
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Aquino to replace Garcia as Illinois presidential electorNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia will not serve as a presidential elector in Illinois. Instead, he is being replaced by state Sen. Omar Aquino, the state Demo...
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Irked Illinois governor to Speaker: End 'political circus'Nov 19, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said taxpayers 'œdon't deserve a political circus'ť on Thursday when he gave powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan ...
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Bankers survey projects drop in holiday retail salesNov 19, 2020 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states are expected to see a not-as-jolly holiday retail season this year, according to a new monthly survey of b...
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Madigan's leadership in jeopardy as more House Democrats say he doesn't have their votesNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - Michael Madigan's 35-year tenure as speaker of the Illinois House could be in jeopardy as some Democratic lawmakers predicted Thursday he won't have the votes needed to ...
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Illinois reports 14,612 new COVID-19 cases, 168 more deathsNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - The number of new COVID-19 cases surged to 14,612 Thursday, with a record 6,037 hospital patients and 168 more deaths from the respiratory disease as tighter restriction...
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New statewide network helps get marijuana convictions expungedNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois' legalization of cannabis earlier this year means people with arrests or convictions for lower-level marijuana offenses can have their records expunged. While ...
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4 indicted in scheme to allegedly influence Speaker MadiganNov 18, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Four people, including an associate of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, were indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges they orchestrate...
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Illinois delegates urge GSA to recognize Biden as president-electNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Plans are being developed in Illinois for the state's Electoral College delegates to meet in Springfield on Dec. 14, but they are being complicated by the ...
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Court consolidates lawsuits challenging COVID-19 dining banNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court agreed to combine 10 lawsuits challenging indoor dining bans across the state with existing cases in Sangamon County that raise ...