Articles filed under Illinois
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Health-data bill, subject of death threats, stalledFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - State Rep. Deb Conroy has moved her staff, and health-data legislation she sponsored has been sidelined in the wake of a campaign against the bill that included death th...
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Democrats vote to remove 9 maskless Republicans from state House chamberFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House voted to remove nine Republican members from the House floor Thursday afternoon for their refusal to comply with face covering requireme...
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GOP members challenge Illinois House floor mask mandateFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Confusion and pushback regarding the enforcement of masks mandates spilled over onto the House Floor Wednesday afternoon during the chamber's regular legis...
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Illinois gamblers bet nearly $61 million on Super BowlFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois gamblers wagered nearly $61 million on the Super Bowl, regulators announced Tuesday, a 33% increase from last year when the big game was on the board legally fo...
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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 ...