Articles filed under Illinois
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East St. Louis group, unions give teens chance to succeedAug 29, 2021 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Jordan Wade and Ja'Bryan Grissom are two teenagers taking traditional classes before joining the workforce. But Wade, a freshman at Southwest...
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Teen killed in collision with train in southern IllinoisAug 29, 2021 7:00 am - PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, Ill. (AP) - A 16-year-old girl has died after the car she was driving was hit by a train in southern Illinois, according to authorities. Police said ...
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Illinois Green Beret's nomadic flag home to stayAug 28, 2021 7:00 am - MAHOMET. Ill. (AP) - After almost 11 months in their brand-new Mahomet home, Ben and Nicole Thomann are still tweaking their decor. But one item has found a long-term pl...
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S. Illinois school wants federal virus cash for new fieldAug 28, 2021 7:00 am - ANNA, Ill. (AP) - A high school in southern Illinois wants to use nearly $900,000 in federal COVID-19 cash for artificial turf at the football field and a new track surf...
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Constable: Lone Star tick is headed here and could kill you. But don't panic.Aug 28, 2021 1:00 am - YouTube #8220;It's a sweltering summer afternoon. I'm pushing aside tree limbs and crunching leaves to get back to the trap that I baited two hours ago,#8221; writes Hol...
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Police: Lyons brothers say mother, sister buried in yardAug 27, 2021 1:00 am - Authorities are planning to excavate a Lyons backyard Friday after two adult brothers found living in what police called a "hoarder home" said they had buried the bodies...
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State eviction moratorium stands despite U.S. Supreme Court decisionAug 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - While the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a federal eviction moratorium Thursday, a recently extended state stay on residential eviction enforcement remains in ...
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Lake, DuPage lead state in COVID-19 vaccination rates for kids 12-17Aug 27, 2021 1:00 am - With most suburban schools in full swing amid a spike in COVID-19 infections, state data Friday showed that less than half of young Illinoisans ages 12 to 17 are fully v...
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Voting rights advocates ask lawmakers to slow down remap processAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Voting rights advocates and minority community members urged Illinois lawmakers on Thursday to take more time in redrawing legislative district maps so the...
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59 more COVID-19 deaths as Illinois surpasses 1.5 million infectionsAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - Deaths in Illinois from COVID-19 reached 59 Thursday, the highest in a single day since February, as rising case counts and hospitalizations led Gov. J.B. Pritzker to or...