Articles filed under Illinois
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Suburbs, Chicago now in separate COVID-19 regions as state aims to target hot spotsJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - New Illinois COVID-19 prevention strategies include splitting the suburbs into separate regions to target outbreaks and shutting down specific activities if public healt...
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Media can't use boy's autopsy photos from mom's sentencingJul 14, 2020 7:00 am - CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois judge on Tuesday ruled that media must not publish or broadcast images of autopsy photographs of 5-year-old AJ Freund durin...
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Illinois collects $52M in taxes from legal pot salesJul 14, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois has collected $52 million in taxes from legal adult-use marijuana sales. Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office said Tuesday that $34...
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July 14 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 78,719 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday, 51% of the state's total, accord...
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20-29 now largest COVID-19 age group; Pritzker 'will not hesitate' to tighten restrictionsJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 in Illinois grew by 707 Tuesday and deaths increased by 25, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker urged 20-somethings to be cautious while socializing and warned he'll...
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Recreational pot sales create $52 million in Illinois revenue in first six monthsJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - Since January, Illinois residents and visitors have spent nearly $240 million on legalized recreational marijuana, producing $52 million in state revenue, according to a...
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Illinois launches campaign to prevent abuse of seniorsJul 13, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is launching a $2.1 million campaign to prevent abuse, neglect and exploitation of seniors and adults with disabilities, a problem offi...
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Murphysboro may rename park after influential Black educatorJul 13, 2020 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - The mayor of Murphysboro wants to rename a local park in honor of one of the first Black graduates from what was then known as Southern Illinois...
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Suspect in Illinois child death gets 28 years in Nevada caseJul 13, 2020 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - A man accused of murder in the death of his 6-year-old daughter in a St. Louis suburb was sentenced Monday to 28 years to life in Nevada state prison fo...
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July 13 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 13, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 78,463 cases in the suburbs as of Monday, 51% of the state's total, accordi...