Articles filed under Illinois
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GOP wants 'local' say in Pritzker's COVID-19 reopening planMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Republicans said Wednesday that Illinois' pandemic control plan needs GOP input and again urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker to convene the Legislature. The De...
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COVID-19 crisis delays probe of former priest's prison deathMay 05, 2020 7:00 am - PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The investigation into the prison death of a southern Illinois priest shortly after he began serving a nine-year sentence for child pornograph...
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As deadline for referendum on independent redistricting passes, advocates refocusMay 04, 2020 5:30 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has killed the chance for voters to amend Illinois' constitution this year and establish independent redistricting, much to the chagrin of advocate...
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Officials at reopened state parks say visitors respected social distancingMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - Many suburbanites shook off cabin fever at reopened Illinois state parks over the weekend. Select state parks closed by the pandemic reopened Friday for hiking, biking, ...
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$37.2 million in recreational pot sales in AprilMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - Recreational-use customers spent more than $37.2 million on legal marijuana in April, the second highest-earning month for dispensaries since sales of the drug became le...
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McLean County authorities identify mobile home fire victimsMay 03, 2020 7:00 am - LEXINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Investigators in central Illinois have yet to determine what caused a fire that claimed the lives of a mother and two children, authorities said S...
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Faith leader says pandemic has been an '~eye-opener'May 03, 2020 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The Rev. Bruce Rice does not pretend to be any sort of fortune teller. Rice, however, is confident of what he feels the future will hold once the pan...
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Volunteer helps keep pantries, hopes stockedMay 03, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - On a sunny Saturday morning, Lynn Ehmen pulls up in her Chrysler Pacifica van and does an immediate inspection of a micropantry tucked off Conve...
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Frustrated mayor has to retract news of parks re-openingMay 03, 2020 7:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - There may be nothing worse for a mayor than to have to retract the good news he's given his constituents. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan ...
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Restaurants partner to feed workers combating virus outbreakMay 03, 2020 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - A group of award-winning barbecue restaurants in southern Illinois are coming together to provide meals for health care employees and other workers b...