Articles filed under Illinois
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Energy bill could see a vote Tuesday in SpringfieldAug 30, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers will return to the Statehouse on Tuesday for what is scheduled as a one-day special session to reconsider the legislative redistricting plan they...
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Weekend COVID-19 hospitalizations stable, 38 more deaths reportedAug 30, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations were relatively stable over the weekend with 2,203 inpatients Monday, down slightly from 2,240 patients three days ago. Of those hospitalized w...
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Students will be able to take excused mental health days beginning in JanuaryAug 30, 2021 1:00 am - Students in Illinois schools will be able to take up to five excused mental or behavioral health days beginning in January. State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, an Aurora Democ...
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Governor sends ethics bill back to lawmakersAug 30, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An ethics bill that was hotly debated during the spring legislative session is headed back to the General Assembly with a request for a technical change, b...
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East St. Louis group, unions give teens chance to succeedAug 29, 2021 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Jordan Wade and Ja'Bryan Grissom are two teenagers taking traditional classes before joining the workforce. But Wade, a freshman at Southwest...
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Teen killed in collision with train in southern IllinoisAug 29, 2021 7:00 am - PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, Ill. (AP) - A 16-year-old girl has died after the car she was driving was hit by a train in southern Illinois, according to authorities. Police said ...
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Illinois Green Beret's nomadic flag home to stayAug 28, 2021 7:00 am - MAHOMET. Ill. (AP) - After almost 11 months in their brand-new Mahomet home, Ben and Nicole Thomann are still tweaking their decor. But one item has found a long-term pl...
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S. Illinois school wants federal virus cash for new fieldAug 28, 2021 7:00 am - ANNA, Ill. (AP) - A high school in southern Illinois wants to use nearly $900,000 in federal COVID-19 cash for artificial turf at the football field and a new track surf...
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Constable: Lone Star tick is headed here and could kill you. But don't panic.Aug 28, 2021 1:00 am - YouTube #8220;It's a sweltering summer afternoon. I'm pushing aside tree limbs and crunching leaves to get back to the trap that I baited two hours ago,#8221; writes Hol...
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Police: Lyons brothers say mother, sister buried in yardAug 27, 2021 1:00 am - Authorities are planning to excavate a Lyons backyard Friday after two adult brothers found living in what police called a "hoarder home" said they had buried the bodies...