Articles filed under Illinois
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State lawmakers approve follow-up measure on criminal justice reformJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House this week passed a bill clarifying issues around the massive criminal justice reform bill that passed with the support of the Illinois L...
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Huntley man charged in slayings of father, 2 sonsJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - A Huntley man has been charged in the slayings of a man and his two young sons found shot to death last month in their Belvidere home. Alize Q. Smith, 24, faces three co...
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Daily COVID-19 deaths in Illinois hit triple digits for first time since last FebruaryJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois recorded more than 100 COVID-19 deaths in a single day for the first time since February of last year. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 104 mor...
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COVID-19 testing sites are popping up. Here's how you can avoid questionable ones.Jan 06, 2022 12:00 am - As new cases of COVID-19 have grown in recent weeks, so have complaints about several suburban testing clinics that have left customers without promised results or delay...
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DCFS worker fatally stabbed during home visitJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Sangamon County authorities are holding a Thayer man suspected in the stabbing death of an Illinois Department of Children and Family Services worker. Poli...
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State legislature approves remap of judicial subcircuitsJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to redraw judicial subcircuit maps in Cook County and some of the surrounding collar counties while creating ...
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Two 17-year-olds shot outside Rockford high schoolJan 04, 2022 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A 17-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl suffered non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday when they were shot outside a northern Illinois high school...
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Illinois surpasses 28,000 COVID-19 deaths, as hospitalizations hit all-time high againJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 has now killed more than 28,000 Illinois residents. Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported the bleak milestone Tuesday, after 79 more COVID-19 ...
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Today in HistoryJan 03, 2022 6:00 am - Today in History Today is Monday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2022. There are 362 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1990, ousted Panamanian...
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Peoria schools add week to winter break amid COVID-19 surgeJan 03, 2022 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois school district has extended students' winter break by one week to give administrators more time prepare for in-person learning as...