Articles filed under Illinois
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'So exhausted and so tired': COVID-19 hospitalizations again break Illinois recordJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - Hospitalizations broke another COVID record in Illinois, with 7,353 patients as of Monday evening, marking the sixth straight day of tallies over 7,000, according to sta...
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State Museum wants 'Gen X' contributions for fall exhibitionJan 10, 2022 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Tired of Baby Boomers' stories of the 'œgood ol' days,'ť of Millennials' tiny attention spans or the fatuous complaints of Zoomers? You must be...
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Cook County judge cites DCFS director for contemptJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - A Cook County judge found Illinois Department of Children & Family Services Director Marc Smith in contempt for the continued improper placement of two state wards. On T...
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When is omicron peak coming? Case counts in Illinois dip slightly, but still highJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - New COVID-19 infections remain high but edged down from record-setting tallies in the 40,000s last week, Illinois Department of Public Health records showed Monday. The ...
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Courthouse comfort dog melts away anxiety for abuse victimsJan 09, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Hatty, the Cook County state's attorney's first-ever courthouse comfort dog for young abuse victims, only got through one case before the pandemic closed ...
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Illinois sues mine over use of toxic foam to control fireJan 08, 2022 6:00 am - MACEDONIA, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois attorney general is accusing a coal mine operator of polluting the area with toxic foam to try to stop an underground fire. 'œExposur...
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How old, new I-74 bridges came to be at Illinois-Iowa borderJan 08, 2022 6:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Two bridges crossing the Mississippi River, spanning from the banks of Bettendorf to Moline, represent over 100 years of history. They sit close t...
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Parts of Cakokia Mounds to close for $5M improvement projectJan 08, 2022 6:00 am - COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Portions of the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in southern Illinois will close March 1 as work begins on a $5 million project. The work, w...
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Chicago mayor, teachers still at odds over COVID protocolsJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - Negotiations resumed Saturday to resolve a standoff between Chicago school officials and the city's teachers union over COVID-19 precautions that canceled three days of ...
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Billionaire's looted art still on display at Israel MuseumJan 07, 2022 6:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - One of the Israel Museum's biggest patrons, American billionaire Michael Steinhardt, approached the flagship Israeli art institution in 2007 with an art...