Articles filed under Illinois
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'I had very mild side effects': Doctor joins group in urging pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccineAug 10, 2021 5:30 am - Although research shows contracting COVID-19 puts pregnant women at higher risk of severe complications from the virus, only 22% of expecting moms have received one or m...
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State says camps, community events and factories the culprits in recent COVID-19 outbreakAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - Summer camps are behind the majority of recent COVID-19 outbreaks, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Tuesday. Nine of 33 outbreaks reported statewide, or ...
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New state law expands access to family leaveAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new law in Illinois will make it easier for part-time school and college employees to receive paid family and medical leave. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a ...
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Missing girl, 1, found dead in pond after rural searchAug 09, 2021 7:00 am - BATCHTOWN, Ill. (AP) - A missing 1-year-old girl was found dead in a pond early Sunday after a search in rural southwestern Illinois. Calhoun County Sheriff Bill Heffin...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases and deaths rising in AugustAug 09, 2021 1:00 am - Key COVID-19 metrics including new cases, deaths and patients in the hospital escalated this month compared to late July, Illinois Department of Public Health data showe...
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Treasurer returns $226M in unclaimed property last yearAug 08, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state's unclaimed property program reunited $226 million with its rightful owners last year. State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced las...
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Western Illinois town disbands police force due to budgetAug 08, 2021 7:00 am - EAST GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - A community in western Illinois has officially disbanded its police department over budget concerns. East Galesburg has been without its pol...
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Illinois county spends $353,000 on digitizing its recordsAug 07, 2021 7:00 am - LACON, Ill. (AP) - Sometime early this fall, a team armed with specialized document-scanning equipment will descend on the Marshall County Courthouse to transform 350,00...
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Pritzker urges lawmakers to act on energy billAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — With talks between labor and environmental groups at an impasse, and with the clock ticking on the impending closure of two nuclear plants in Illinois, Gov...
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Cases of COVID-19 jump by one-third in week, DuPage and McHenry hit 'high' transmission metricAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 jumped by 36% in a week, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Friday, an upswing suburban doctors on the front lines confirmed. The dai...