Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois Emergency Management Agency shares lessons learned from pandemicApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Emergency Management Agency was forced to adapt quickly to a new role when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit last year, and the agency's directo...
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Illinois sets single-day vaccination record as worry over variants growsApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois vaccine providers administered 154,201 shots Wednesday, more than on any other day since the COVID-19 immunization process began nearly four months ago. The pre...
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Toddler shot when gunfire penetrates central Illinois homeApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A 2-year-old central Illinois boy was shot when his home was hit by gunfire, authorities said. The house in Urbana was hit several times around 8:15 ...
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SC House OKs bill allowing open gun carry without permitApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina House on Wednesday gave key approval to a so-called constitutional carry bill that would let residents carry guns openly without...
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Two people killed, two others wounded in Milwaukee shootingApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Police say they have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with a quadruple shooting Milwaukee's north side early Wednesday that left two people dead...
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Walgreens to schedule 2nd Pfizer shots after recommended three weeks instead of fourApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Walgreens officials said Wednesday they are working to ensure people inoculated with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine get a second dose in the recommended three weeks. Walgreen...
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State Supreme Court expands legal protections for tenantsApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court issued an order this week creating stronger safeguards for tenants seeking rent relief under the governor's eviction moratorium....
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Appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations open up at Aurora siteApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Aurora officials announced Wednesday that thousands of appointments for Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine have opened up at a mass site in the city. Appointm...
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State reports most new cases since late January, and Cook County warns of new limitsApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 numbered 3,790 Wednesday, the highest since late January, with 28 more deaths from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Healt...
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Illinois Election Board chief on leave after extortion bidApr 06, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Board of Elections has voted unanimously to place its executive director on paid administrative leave after he reported being...