Articles filed under Illinois
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'On nearly every measure, we are failing our African American students'Aug 05, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Board of Higher Education is preparing a strategic plan to make higher education in the state more equitable, which will be released for publi...
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Group wants new ComEd rules to apply to all utilitiesAug 05, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A coalition of environmental, business and faith groups is calling for legislation that would make the ethics reform measures recently imposed on utility g...
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Crews rescue ostrich injured in fall into Illinois ravineAug 04, 2020 7:00 am - O'FALLON, Ill. (AP) - An ostrich that escaped from a southwestern Illinois farm was rescued after the 300-pound (136-kilogram) bird fell into a ravine and was injured, f...
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State investing $40 million in hopes of making Cairo port a shipping hubAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state is about to invest $40 million into developing an inland river port that officials hope will produce thousands of new jobs and turn the small tow...
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Mendoza says state must have financial relief from federal governmentAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is adding her voice to those warning that the state will face dire consequences if the federal government does not appr...
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Illinois has 1,471 new COVID-19 cases; Pritzker warns about campus parties after SIU outbreakAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - The state reported 1,471 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday and 19 new deaths as Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned college students to curtail parties after a localized surge in cases r...
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Illinois' largest teachers union sets up its own panel to judge school reopening safetyAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - The state's largest teachers union is creating a medical review panel it says will judge whether individual school districts' reopening plans are safe. The 135,000-membe...
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Aug. 4 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 90,567 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 49% of the state's total, ac...
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$23.8M deal awarded for New Jersey beach restoration workAug 03, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Federal officials have awarded a $23.8 million contract to an Illinois firm that will handle periodic beach restoration work in southern New J...
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Man arrested in Illinois in connection with Missouri killingAug 03, 2020 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A Missouri man is now in custody in connection with a June homicide during a home break-in, after being arrested in Illinois. WGEM-TV...