Articles filed under Illinois
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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...
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Gas companies push back against effort to repeal surchargeFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Natural gas utilities in Illinois warned of job losses and possible risks to public safety if state lawmakers repeal a law allowing them to add a surcharge...
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Illinois rental assistance portal back online after problemFeb 09, 2022 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A portal through which tenants impacted by COVID-19 can apply for rental assistance is back online after a programming problem compromised some ...
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Republicans cite SAFE-T Act as reason Chicago man not charged with murderFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans on Wednesday continued a push to repeal a criminal justice reform bill passed one year ago, citing the law as the reason a Chica...
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Pritzker to drop mask mandate indoors by Feb. 28, but not yet for schoolsFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - If COVID-19 metrics continue to improve, Illinoisans can cast off their masks indoors in most public spaces on Feb. 28, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, but schools wi...
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Programming glitch takes rental assistance portal offline for two daysFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An online portal through which tenants impacted by COVID-19 can apply for rental assistance went offline for two days last week after the discovery of a pr...
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Cook County offers $100 incentive for getting a COVID shotFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - The state's positivity rate for COVID-19 cases dipped below 5% for the first time since Dec. 18, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday. New cases of...