Articles filed under Illinois
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Five things to know about life without masks Feb. 28Feb 14, 2022 4:30 am - If COVID-19 hospitalizations and other metrics continue to improve, Illinoisans will be able to enter indoor public spaces without face masks on Feb. 28, with some excep...
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Billionaire Ken Griffin donates $20 million to Irvin's governor campaignFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin's GOP gubernatorial campaign is $20 million richer Monday courtesy of a seismic donation from Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin. "I appreciate M...
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Mask-optional policies questioned as children and teens lead in new Illinois COVID-19 casesFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - Children and teenagers represent the lion's share of new COVID-19 cases, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. Since Jan. 3, the state has reported 21...
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3 University of Illinois faculty recognized for engineeringFeb 13, 2022 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Three faculty members at the University of Illinois have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, according to the university. They a...
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Peoria photography store to close after 84 years in businessFeb 12, 2022 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Over 84 years, Peoria Camera Shop survived changes in location and changes in how people took and preserved photographs. But it appears it might not ...
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Illinois' 'felony murder rule' change still leaves some who didn't kill anyone in prison for lifeFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - Gerald Berry is serving a life sentence for murder, even though he didn't kill anyone. On Dec. 27, 2001, Berry said he and three friends drove to South suburban Country ...
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Raoul asks state Supreme Court to force judge to impose legal rape sentenceFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a petition on Thursday asking the Illinois Supreme Court to intervene in a controversial sexual assault case that ended with a circuit...
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Man pleads guilty to killing fellow federal prisonerFeb 10, 2022 6:00 am - MILAN, Mich. (AP) - A federal inmate pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Thursday, admitting that he was one of three people to attack and kill the leader of a child ...
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DuPage County fighting efforts to repeal state's 'puppy mill' banFeb 10, 2022 4:22 am - After years of lobbying, animal welfare advocates celebrated a hard-fought victory last summer when state lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation banning pet stores ...
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Pediatric experts: Masks are key to preventing COVID-19 infections at schoolFeb 10, 2022 4:00 am - Pediatric experts say there's no argument masks are key in reducing the spread of COVID-19, even as lawyers debate whether Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration is authori...