Articles filed under Illinois
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2 women shot to death in central Illinois town, suspect heldJan 11, 2021 6:00 am - VIRGINIA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in central Illinois on Monday identified two women found shot to death early Sunday in a residence in Virginia. The Cass County Sherif...
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Scientists decry death by 1,000 cuts for world's insectsJan 11, 2021 6:00 am - The world's vital insect kingdom is undergoing 'œdeath by a thousand cuts,'ť the world's top bug experts said. Climate change, insecticides, herbicides, light pollution,...
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Illinois House Speaker Madigan ends effort to retain leadership post after being implicated in bribery investigation.Jan 11, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois House Speaker Madigan ends effort to retain leadership post after being implicated in bribery investigation. ...
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Bill to end Medicaid managed care advances in HouseJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A House committee on Monday advanced a bill that would end the system of hiring private insurance companies to manage the state's Medicaid program at the e...
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Pritzker weighs in on criminal justice billJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker took questions on a massive criminal justice omnibus bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus on Monday, noting he was gener...
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Chapa LaVia out as director of Illinois veterans affairs amid virus spread at facilitiesJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Amid criticism from veterans advocates and others over her handling of COVID-19 in state-run homes, Aurora resident and former state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia resigned Mond...
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Illinois in vaccine race against more infectious COVID-19 strainJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - A more infectious strain of COVID-19 likely is circulating in Illinois even as the state and nation struggle to expedite getting vaccines into arms, public health offici...
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'This is not a withdrawal': Madigan suspends campaign for Illinois House speakerJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - In a tersely worded statement, besieged Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said he is suspending his campaign for reelection as leader and told Democratic rivals it ...
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Work done on Mississippi River levee's drain damaged in 2013Jan 10, 2021 6:00 am - GRAND TOWER, Ill. (AP) - Dry weather last summer allowed work to resume to finally finish repairs to a Mississippi River levee damaged in 2013 in southwestern Illinois w...
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Health officials report 4,711 new COVID-19 cases, 81 deathsJan 10, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Sunday reported 4,711 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 81 additional deaths. The Dep...