Articles filed under Illinois
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State expands pro bono program addressing backlog of criminal appealsOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court is expanding a program that allows attorneys to volunteer on criminal appeals cases currently making up an extensive backlog. Th...
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60 charged in $300M phone scam targeting elderly victimsOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sixty people have been charged in a widespread magazine telemarketing scam that authorities say netted $300 million from more than 150,000 elderly and...
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Elgin police chief testifies in support of expanded use of body camerasOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley testified before an Illinois Senate committee in support of more police departments using body cameras this week, but she said the devices ...
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Illinois legislators discuss statewide police reformsOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the wake of a police shooting that left one teenager dead and a woman injured last week in Waukegan, lawmakers met in a joint hearing of the Senate Crim...
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New limits in Lake, McHenry start Saturday amid 6,110 new state COVID-19 cases, 51 deathsOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 6,110 Wednesday as Lake and McHenry counties now join the rest of the suburbs and Chicago in facing virus-related restrictions that include...
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Chicago put on COVID-19 restrictions as hospitalizations soar; Lake, McHenry counties next?Oct 27, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago is joining many areas of the suburbs and downstate Illinois in facing tightened restrictions on business operations and public gatherings because of a resurgence...
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State to fund 2 manufacturing training academies downstateOct 27, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state of Illinois plans to invest $15 million to construct two new manufacturing training academies at downstate community colleges. Gov. J.B. Pritzker...
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Hayrack ride overturns, killing 1 in western IllinoisOct 26, 2020 7:00 am - NAUVOO, Ill. (AP) - A woman was killed and more than 20 other people were injured over the weekend when a hayrack side overturned in rural western Illinois, police said....
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Illinois COVID-19 update: Indoor dining in suburban Cook County to be suspendedOct 26, 2020 1:00 am - Indoor dining at suburban Cook County restaurants and bars will be suspended effective Wednesday as the region joins a spiraling list of locations across Illinois where ...
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Authorities: 3 teenagers dead in southern Illinois car crashOct 25, 2020 7:00 am - Three teenagers died and three others were injured in a car crash early Sunday in southern Illinois, according to Illinois State Police. The crash happened just before ...