Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker signs electric vehicle manufacturing incentives into lawNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a tax incentives package Tuesday that state lawmakers hope will help Illinois become a manufacturing hub for the budding...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations up 16.8% from a week agoNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - State health officials Tuesday reported 1,627 COVID-19 patients were being treated in hospitals throughout Illinois. Of those hospitalized, 325 were in intensive care, a...
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Foreign students returning to US, but below pre-COVID levelsNov 15, 2021 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - International students are returning to U.S. colleges in stronger numbers this year, but the rebound has yet to make up for last year's historic declines a...
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Ticket to whimsy: What's behind popular seasonal train showsNov 15, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Many holiday-season train shows were canceled or limited to fewer visitors last year because of the pandemic, but this year the popular attractions are b...
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. ESTNov 15, 2021 6:00 am - A complicated relationship: Biden and Xi prepare for meeting WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping have slurped noodles together in Beijing. They've shared ...
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DuPage County lags suburbs, Lake County leads in vaccinating kids 5 to 11Nov 15, 2021 12:00 am - Despite having the highest rate of fully vaccinated residents among the 102 counties in Illinois, DuPage County is lagging in getting needles into the arms of its younge...
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Gas prices fall slightly in IllinoisNov 15, 2021 12:00 am - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Illinois has dropped 4 cents in the last week, according to AAA. The auto club said the state average was $3.56 per gallon,...
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Company's aerial photos, data helps farmers manage fieldsNov 14, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis-based IntelinAir Inc. sees a big business opportunity in the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to help farmers keep ta...
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Illinois boy dies days after being hit while riding bikeNov 13, 2021 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A 10-year-old central Illinois boy has died days after he was struck by a pickup truck in a hit-and-run while riding his bicycle, authorities said. T...
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Indiana oral surgeon helps military veteran get smile backNov 13, 2021 6:00 am - SCHERERVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Mark Buchholz has plenty of reasons to smile this holiday season. A 1984 graduate of Highland High School, Buchholz enlisted in the U.S. Army a...