Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois Supreme Court upholds Deerfield assault weapons banNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In its latest round of opinions Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld a village of Deerfield assault weapons ban. The decision in the Deerfield case ...
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COVID-19 infection rate for Illinois kids ages 5-11 at highest level yetNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois children between the ages of 5 and 11 are now averaging 566 new COVID-19 cases a day over the past week. That's the highest infection rate for that age group si...
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East St Louis shooting kills man, 25, injures 3 othersNov 18, 2021 6:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A shooting Wednesday in suburban St. Louis left a 25-year-old man dead and injured three other people, authorities said. Cornelius Eiland of ...
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Helmerich & Payne, Cisco fall; Macy's, Nvidia riseNov 18, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Nvidia Corp., up $24.14 to $316.75. The maker of graphics chips for gaming and art...
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Illinois unemployment falls to 6%Nov 18, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point in October to 6% as employers added 40,900 jobs during the month, the Illinois Departm...
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Waukegan casino license delayed as spurned tribe complains of 'rigged process'Nov 18, 2021 12:00 am - The lengthy process to select the developer of a new casino in Waukegan just got longer. State regulators were expected to name a winner in the two-years-and-counting ra...
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How a right-wing provocateur is using race to reach Gen ZNov 17, 2021 6:00 am - MANKATO, Minnesota (AP) - Charlie Kirk stood 80 miles from where George Floyd was murdered, faced an overwhelmingly white audience, and declared he was going to say thin...
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Illinois outpacing national vaccination rate for younger childrenNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois children ages 5 to 11 are receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a faster pace than most kids their age across the country. So far, Illinois Depa...
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'Unprecedented' reports of bullying, bias seen against LGBTQ studentsNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - Advocacy organizations across the state have received an "unprecedented" number of reports of bullying, harassment and discrimination against LGBTQ students, a coalition...
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New state law bans 'dark money' in judicial racesNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new law in Illinois aims to ban out-of-state contributions and so-called "dark money" in judicial campaigns by requiring all candidates to disclose the s...