Articles filed under Illinois
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A Democrat seeks to intervene in redistricting suitsNov 03, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A Democratic member of the Illinois House has filed a motion in federal court to intervene as a separate defendant in a pair of lawsuits challenging the le...
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It's time: Where to get kids' COVID-19 vaccinations in the suburbsNov 03, 2021 1:00 am - Health officials and medical professionals are anticipating a large wave of COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming days after the authorization that allows children between...
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Voters weigh new rights on food, worship and elderly visitsNov 02, 2021 7:00 am - Pandemic policies were put to the test Tuesday in several states where ballot measures sought to rebuke or affirm actions taken by officials trying to fight COVID-19. Th...
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'We want them decreasing': Pritzker says mask mandate stays until hospitalizations dropNov 02, 2021 1:00 am - After receiving a booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state's indoor mask mandate will stay in place until there's ...
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Rittenhouse case: Jury seated for Antioch teen's homicide trialNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - KENOSHA, Wis. - A jury was selected for the homicide trial of Antioch teen Kyle Rittenhouse in a single day Monday, despite the turbulent political passions unleashed wh...
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Questions arise amid power redistribution at tollway authorityNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - Power shifts at the Illinois tollway are raising "who's on first" questions from at least one state lawmaker after the board recently voted to delegate authority to Chai...
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Pritzker calls gun violence a public health crisis, lays out prevention approachNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order Monday classifying ongoing gun violence in Illinois as a public health crisis and announced his intent to incl...
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Of the 843 COVID-19 deaths Illinois recorded in October, nearly 55% were downstateNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - In October, state health officials reported 843 COVID-19 deaths in Illinois, an average of 27 per day. That represents a 17.6% drop from September's 1,023 deaths from CO...
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDTOct 31, 2021 7:00 am - A post-Trump test for Democrats looms in Virginia election RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - For four years, nothing rallied Democrats like the push to get Donald Trump out of office...
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Rainfall delays crops, but some Illinois farmers on scheduleOct 31, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - October has had weather comparable to what is seen in all four seasons. Through it all, area farmers were working through the conditions to coll...