Articles filed under Illinois
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State 'strongly encourages' colleges to require COVID-19 vaccineJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state's higher education agencies released updated COVID-19 guidance Monday encouraging all public and private higher education institutions in Illinoi...
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Emergency shelter set to open in Stephenson CountyJul 18, 2021 7:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - Stephenson County will soon have something it's never had before: An emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. By ear...
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Southern Illinois nurses report burnout after pandemic dutyJul 18, 2021 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Drew Williams admits he's tired. Like many in his chosen field of nursing, the RN who works nights caring for intensive care patients at SIH Herr...
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Skeletal remains found in southern Illinois wildlife refugeJul 18, 2021 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in southern Illinois were investigating after skeletal remains were found at a wildlife refuge. The Williamson County Sheriff's Office w...
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Belleville bishop talks of Catholic church's '~racial divide'Jul 17, 2021 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The Most Rev. Edward K. Braxton, one of the few African American bishops in the Roman Catholic Church, rarely talks to the press. He says he does...
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Illinois has the 18th-highest jump in new cases in the nation this weekJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois recorded 67.2% more new COVID-19 cases this week than in the previous seven days, the 18th-highest weekly increase in the nation, according to figures updated F...
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Pritzker has 'no plans' for added COVID-19 mitigationsJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The wide availability of COVID-19 vaccines has changed the state's approach for mitigating the virus' spread statewide and in schools. For school districts...
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Pritzker signs ban on deceptive interrogation of minorsJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Terrill Swift spent 15 years in prison, convicted of a rape and murder which DNA evidence later proved he did not commit. On Thursday, he appeared alongsid...
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Unvaccinated patients with COVID-19 trigger alert in DuPage, KaneJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage and Kane counties have been red-flagged by the Illinois Department of Public Health for rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, nearly all involving unvaccinated patien...
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Illinois Supreme Court to 'triage' eviction casesJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - With the state-imposed moratorium on residential evictions set to expire Aug. 1, the Illinois Supreme Court announced a plan Thursday that provides an addi...