Articles filed under Illinois
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All ICE detainees in Illinois have been transferred out of stateFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - Immigration detention has ended in Illinois after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement transferred those awaiting deportation to facilities outside the state. The fe...
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State might downsize Vandalia, Pontiac prisonsFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Corrections is making plans to downsize - plans that a major public employee union claims have not been shared with its members....
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Body of man who disappeared after crash recovered from riverFeb 15, 2022 6:00 am - ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) - The body of a 24-year-old Illinois man who hadn't been seen since walking away from a car crash last month in Lake County was recovered Tuesday, aut...
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Man who killed Illinois trooper gets early prison releaseFeb 15, 2022 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A 71-year-old man convicted in an Illinois state trooper's 1976 killing has been released from prison after the state's Prisoner Review Board grante...
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'A bit opaque' and confidential: Behind Illinois' gubernatorial pardon processFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Jerame Simmons got his long-held wish in December when he became the chief of the fire department that dismissed him 24 years ago after he was charged with...
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Hospitalizations on track for Feb. 28 lifting of state mask mandateFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalization averages dropped by 65% in recent days compared to January, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Tuesday. The seven-day average for ...
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GOP lawmakers back effort to give DCFS workers pepper sprayFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican lawmakers are calling for the passage of legislation that would allow Department of Children and Family Services workers to carry pepper spray f...
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Pritzker touts initiatives aimed at expanding health care workforceFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker continued to promote his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year Tuesday, outlining his plan for rebuilding the state's health care...
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Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 rules for schoolsFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A legislative panel on Tuesday voted to suspend the latest version of COVID-19 mitigations for public schools, which include requiring face masks, saying i...
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Aerojet Rocketdyne, 3M fall; Splunk, TreeHouse Foods riseFeb 14, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Cornerstone Building Brands Inc., up $4.04 to $22.44. Investor Clayton, Dubilier & Ri...