Articles filed under Illinois
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Former state health director Ezike under scrutiny by ethics investigatorJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - The state's former public health director - a well-regarded adviser to Gov. J.B. Pritzker during the COVID-19 crisis - is under investigation by a state ethics agency fo...
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Irvin 'reassessing' strategy in wake of new poll that shows Bailey in leadJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - A new poll from the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago radio station WBEZ shows downstate state Sen. Darren Bailey with a 15-point lead on Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin in the G...
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Illinois averaging 10 COVID-19 deaths daily this week while hospitalizations level offJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - Fewer than 200 Illinois residents' COVID-19 deaths were reported in May, the lowest amount for any month since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 when 99 deaths wer...
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'This is probably not the peak': $6 gas arrives at some suburban pumpsJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - Gasoline prices have now climbed above $6 a gallon at some suburban pumps. "From this past Monday we jumped in Illinois 41 cents," AAA Illinois spokeswoman Molly Hart sa...
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Pritzker signs bill to expand mental health workforceJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Friday aimed at expanding the state's mental health workforce and i...
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Analysis: Is state's record 'rainy day fund' balance proof of fiscal achievement?Jun 10, 2022 1:00 am - The state's "rainy day" fund - spent down to essentially nothing during the 2015-2017 budget impasse - now has its highest-ever balance of $750 million after a $320 mill...
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2022 Governor primary: Learn more about the candidates, read our endorsementJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois voters will pick a governor nominee on June 28 to represent their party in the November general election. The Daily Herald asked each candidate several question...
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Live updates | Ukraine says Russia pounding SievierodonetskJun 08, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office says Russian troops have changed their tactics in the battle for Sievierodonetsk. Oleksi...
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'Every year is a bad tick year': Why tick populations are on the rise in the suburbsJun 08, 2022 5:30 am - If it feels like 2022 is shaping up to be a bad year for ticks in the suburbs, you're right. Tick experts say “a perfect storm of conditions” — climate change possibly a...
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Analysis: Illinoisans not as liberal as General Assembly on abortionJun 07, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new survey released this week suggests Illinoisans are more moderate on the issue of abortion than the current Democratic-controlled General Assembly, bu...