Articles filed under Illinois
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COVID update: Illinois has second-lowest test positivity rate of nearby statesSep 20, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois continues to show a low test positivity rate for COVID-19 compared to nearby states, data from Johns Hopkins University indicated Sunday. The state's test posit...
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Southern Illinoisans fight Colorado fires, protect homesSep 19, 2020 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A person needs a giving spirit to travel across the country to fight for property that's not even theirs, and several such individuals from South...
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Illinois university to hire more faculty to help programSep 19, 2020 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois university has decided to increase faculty numbers in their Africana Studies department, a move that officials said will help student...
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AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDTSep 18, 2020 7:00 am - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87 WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women's rights champion who b...
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Father gets 30 years after plea in death of Illinois boy, 5Sep 18, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A northern Illinois man who was charged with murder for his role in the beating death of his 5-year-old son pleaded guilty Friday to reduced charges and w...
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State lifts COVID-19-related restrictions on Will, Kankakee countiesSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including a ban on indoor dining in restaurants and bars, were lifted in Will and Kankakee counties as of 5 p.m. Friday, G...
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Deputies apprehend woman accused of luring teen boySep 17, 2020 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Deputies have apprehended a woman who is accused of traveling to the home of an Illinois teenager who she met online and bringing him to her home in Pe...
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Illinois man sentenced for IRS scam that netted nearly $900KSep 16, 2020 7:00 am - WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - An Illinois man who impersonated an IRS employee and stole nearly $900,000 has been sentenced to three years in federal prison. Ashokkumar Patel...
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Illinois man drowns in Great Smoky Mountains National ParkSep 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The National Park Service says an Illinois man is believed to have drowned in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after falling into a natural...
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Ex-Illinois lawmaker pleads guilty to federal tax chargeSep 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former longtime Illinois state Sen. Terry Link pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal tax charge. The Democrat, who resigned last week, had been in office...