Articles filed under Illinois
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Public health officials renew vaccination push as case surge wanesFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - Public health officials are once again pushing for greater COVID-19 vaccine uptake as the surge in cases brought on by the omicron variant starts to diminish. Chicago De...
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. ESTJan 31, 2022 6:00 am - Russia, US exchange accusations over Ukraine at UN UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia accused the West on Monday of 'œwhipping up tensions'ť over Ukraine and said the U.S. had...
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Decatur ice cream maker shutting down; 35 jobs affectedJan 31, 2022 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - An ice cream maker is closing a production site in central Illinois, affecting as many as 35 jobs. Prairie Farms said it will shift the work in Deca...
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Pritzker to propose grocery tax relief, extra 5% property tax rebates to fight inflationJan 31, 2022 4:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker will propose a roughly $1 billion package of tax relief measures aimed at mitigating the impact of inflation on Illinois consumers when he gives his b...
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January ends as Illinois' second deadliest month of pandemicJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - Nearly 3,000 COVID-19 deaths were recorded in Illinois in January, making it the second-deadliest month the state has experienced during the pandemic. Illinois Departmen...
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Legislative session canceled, but Pritzker still will deliver budget address WednesdayJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to use his annual budget address Wednesday to offer consumers relief from soaring inflation by lifting or rebating some of the big...
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Students' minds jolted by electrical safety seminarJan 30, 2022 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - In several ways, it was a shocking lesson for Bloomington Area Career Center students. Hailing from Paxton, Live Line Demo Inc. owner Steve Hanc...
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Jackson County drug court hopes to give people second chanceJan 29, 2022 6:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A drug treatment court has made its way to Jackson County to help those faced with addiction and criminal charges get their life back, Judge Stev...
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Tree logging at Scout camp has some officials unhappyJan 29, 2022 6:00 am - RURAL FAIRMOUNT, Ill. (AP) - A plan to cut more than 1,400 trees from a Boy Scouts of America campground in central Illinois is causing disagreement among Scout official...
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Nutrient runoff: How state is helping suburban sewage plants better reduce pollution in waterwaysJan 29, 2022 12:00 am - Excess nutrients from runoff of fertilizers used on suburban lawns and golf courses, along with waste from our daily lives, can find their way into our waterways, leavin...