Articles filed under Illinois
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Officials: Vote-by-mail volumes could 'significantly' change results over next 2 weeksNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - With record-shattering vote-by-mail volumes reported statewide, and as many as 521,000 ballots yet to be returned, Illinois election officials are warning that unofficia...
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Graduated income tax proposal failing as more votes pour inNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - A proposal that would pave the way for Illinois to enact graduated income tax brackets on earnings is failing in early vote counting. With less than 80% of precincts rep...
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Illinois reports 6,890 new cases of COVID-19, with 35 deathsNov 01, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 6,890 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 35 additional deaths. The death total i...
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Exhibit of longtime artist, professor on display at U of INov 01, 2020 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - An exhibit highlighting the long career of artist Bea Nettles will soon be on display at the Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois. N...
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New COVID-19 cases, deaths drop after record high SaturdayNov 01, 2020 12:00 am - On Sunday, a day after new confirmed cases of COVID-19 hit a record for the third day in a row, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported a drop in new cases. Th...
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDTOct 31, 2020 7:00 am - State leaders facing 2nd wave resist steps to curb virus DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Even as a new surge of coronavirus infections sweeps the U.S., officials in many hard-hi...
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University finds nuke plant study will lead to huge job lossOct 31, 2020 7:00 am - BYRON, Ill. (AP) - A new report from Northern Illinois University says closing the Byron Generating Station will result in the loss of more 2,300 jobs and hundreds of mi...
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Fire marshal: Use time change to check alarms, batteriesOct 31, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state fire marshal wants Illinoisans to use the end of daylight saving time this weekend as a reminder to check their smoke alarms. Illinoi...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Oct. 30Oct 31, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Find an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion 176,897 COVID-19 cases in the su...
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New COVID-19 cases in Illinois hit record for third day in a rowOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - New confirmed cases of COVID-19 have hit a record for the third day in a row, with the Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reporting 7,899 more cases and 46 a...