Articles filed under Illinois
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Pritzker signs immigrant protection billsAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed four bills into law Monday aimed at protecting the state's immigrant and refugee populations, saying they will help make Illinois...
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Blagojevich sues for right to run againAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich returned Monday to the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where he filed a lawsuit challenging a state Senate resolution that prevents him from runn...
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Illinois to open reservations for controlled pheasant huntAug 01, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials are set to begin accepting permit reservations for the pheasant hunting season. The online reservation systems opens Monday....
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Entrepreneurship, mentorship change lives in SpringfieldAug 01, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - As a kid growing up on Springfield's east side, William Bishop IV would go on bike rides with his friends. Together, they would often ride by Wa...
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To fight long lines, appointments will be required for new driver's licenses starting in SeptemberJul 31, 2021 7:00 am - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is promising changes that includes requiring appointments after continued long lines at facilities focused on driver's licenses a...
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Former nurse charged with sexual abuse, nursing home finedJul 31, 2021 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A nursing home in southern Illinois where a nurse allegedly sexually assaulted an elderly resident last year during the pandemic has been fined m...
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Kane, Lake counties now at 'substantial' COVID-19 risk, rounding out surge in all suburbsJul 31, 2021 1:00 am - Kane and Lake counties on Saturday joined the rest of the suburbs and Chicago in having a “substantial” risk of COVID-19 transmission, according to U.S. Centers for Dise...
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Guardian of slain officer's son's estate charged with theftJul 30, 2021 7:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - An Illinois woman who oversees the estate of a slain Terre Haute police officer's son has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $200,00...
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Severe storms leave outages, tree damage in Chicago areaJul 29, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Severe thunderstorms swept through the Chicago area and northern Illinois early Thursday with high winds that left thousands of homes and businesses witho...
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Illinois woman faces charges in Yellowstone bear encounterJul 29, 2021 7:00 am - BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - An Illinois woman faces criminal charges after she was captured on video being bluff charged by a grizzly bear while she was taking photos in Yell...