Articles filed under Illinois
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Hinz: Is Richard Irvin's anti-crime record as good as he says?Mar 16, 2022 1:00 am - GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin has been pitching himself as the law-and-order type of leader Illinois needs, comparing his record as mayor of Aurora to that t...
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Correction: Oil Leak-Illinois storyMar 15, 2022 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - In a story published March 13, 2022, about the planned cleanup of a crude oil spill in southern Illinois, The Associated Press erroneously repo...
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Second top leader exits Illinois tollway amid internal turbulanceMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - Three years after Gov. J.B. Pritzker selected a team to reform the Illinois tollway, the agency's two top leaders are out after a turbulent tenure that included Senate s...
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Who's running for statewide officesMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In addition to the governor's race, the most contentious Illinois primary battles will be for the secretary of state nominations. Longtime Democratic incum...
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East St. Louis empty lot to become renewable energy sourceMar 13, 2022 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Heavy industry has long polluted the air in East St. Louis, but by early next year for the first time in the city's history, a clean energy f...
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Demi Lovato completes Illinois State Fair Grandstand lineupMar 13, 2022 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Grammy Award-nominated singer Demi Lovato is the latest act to join this summer's Illinois State Fair Grandstand lineup. Lovato, who is also an...
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Officials: Legionella detected at 2 Illinois prisonsMar 12, 2022 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Legionella bacteria has been detected at two Illinois Department of Corrections facilities. Routine water testing this week found legionella at ...
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Bird flu confirmed in backyard flock in central IllinoisMar 12, 2022 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Avian flu has been confirmed in a backyard flock of birds in central Illinois. The flock is non-commercial and the affected premises in McLean C...
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COVID-19 update: 1,825 new cases, 23 additional deaths, 676 hospitalizationsMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 reached 1,825 Friday with 23 more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. Patients in hospita...
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Live updates: U.S. House approves Russia oil import ban billMar 10, 2022 6:00 am - The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved legislation that would ban Russian oil imports to the United Stat...