Articles filed under Illinois
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Suburban COVID-19 case positivity rate drops below 6%Feb 02, 2022 12:00 am - The collective seven-day case positivity rate for the suburbs has dropped below 6% for the first time since mid-December 2021. That metric is down from 12.1% a week ago,...
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Pritzker formally presents budget plan to fight inflation, with tax cuts and a property tax rebateFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - With inflation soaring and snow falling, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday offered tax relief on groceries, gasoline and property as part of a $45.4 billion ...
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. ESTFeb 01, 2022 6:00 am - Russia, US exchange accusations over Ukraine at UN UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia accused the West on Monday of 'œwhipping up tensions'ť over Ukraine and said the U.S. had...
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Teaching Black history: How educators in Illinois say it needs to evolve beyond the key figuresFeb 01, 2022 4:00 am - As Black History Month begins today, some suburban educators say it's time for Black history education to evolve beyond focusing on slavery, the Civil War and notable Af...
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Bills to address teacher shortages advanceFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two bills aimed at relieving the state's teacher shortage, at least in the short term, advanced out of a Senate committee Tuesday. The Senate Education Com...
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Public health officials renew vaccination push as case surge wanesFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - Public health officials are once again pushing for greater COVID-19 vaccine uptake as the surge in cases brought on by the omicron variant starts to diminish. Chicago De...
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. ESTJan 31, 2022 6:00 am - Russia, US exchange accusations over Ukraine at UN UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia accused the West on Monday of 'œwhipping up tensions'ť over Ukraine and said the U.S. had...
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Decatur ice cream maker shutting down; 35 jobs affectedJan 31, 2022 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - An ice cream maker is closing a production site in central Illinois, affecting as many as 35 jobs. Prairie Farms said it will shift the work in Deca...
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Pritzker to propose grocery tax relief, extra 5% property tax rebates to fight inflationJan 31, 2022 4:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker will propose a roughly $1 billion package of tax relief measures aimed at mitigating the impact of inflation on Illinois consumers when he gives his b...
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January ends as Illinois' second deadliest month of pandemicJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - Nearly 3,000 COVID-19 deaths were recorded in Illinois in January, making it the second-deadliest month the state has experienced during the pandemic. Illinois Departmen...