Articles filed under Illinois
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As new Illinois COVID-19 cases jump 30% in two weeks, doctors urge boosters to fight omicronDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases jumped by 30% in two weeks, state data showed Monday, as the tally of Illinoisans getting booster shots, a crucial tool again...
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Chicago, U of I embark on $2 million program to detect COVID in sewageDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago's health department will work with a team of University of Illinois researchers to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater as part of a $2 million program over the next t...
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Murphysboro woodworker starts his own board-game businessDec 19, 2021 6:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - Brandon Byars frowned on the shipping cost from England for a board game he wanted. So he made his own. The lifelong woodworker from Murphysbor...
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Riders, commuters pay tribute to beloved Metra conductorDec 18, 2021 6:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - 'œI was born in a train,'ť Metra Union Pacific West Line conductor JJ Keigley said with a serious expression before breaking into a laugh....
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Ransomware persists even as high-profile attacks have slowedDec 18, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russia's Vladimir Putin that he needed to crack down on ransomware gangs in his country, there hasn't be...
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Illinois extends license expiration dates to March 31, 2022Dec 17, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Expiration dates for Illinois driver's licenses and ID cards have been extended an additional three months to March 31, 2022, Secretary of State...
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Man charged in 2016 slayings of Rockford woman, 3 childrenDec 17, 2021 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A man already in prison has been charged with killing a northern Illinois woman and her three children in 2016, authorities said Friday. Eric Jacks...
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State omicron cases at 16: Cook County urges businesses to require vaccinated or tested patronsDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - With 16 cases of the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 diagnosed in Illinois and infections rising, Cook County officials Friday urged precautions such as va...
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There's more time to renew your driver's license before it expiresDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Friday extended the expiration date for driver's licenses and state IDs through March 31, but he noted that it's his final rep...
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Board likely to seek repeal of law that applies only to McHenry CountyDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - Shaw Media The McHenry County Board likely will ask state lawmakers to repeal a law that makes McHenry County the only county in the state where voters can vote to disso...