Articles filed under Illinois
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Small counties downstate racking up COVID-19 cases and concernsJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - Several small, downstate Illinois counties are surpassing the collar counties for new COVID-19 infections, a trend triggering warnings from public health officials. Adam...
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Small nonprofits with food, housing, workforce or economic programs can apply for grant by Sept. 30Jul 12, 2021 11:00 pm - Small nonprofit organizations in Illinois that assist individuals with food, housing, workforce, and economic development are eligible for a grant of up to $20,000 each,...
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New COVID-19 daily infection averages nearly double in a weekJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - Average caseloads of COVID-19 rose for the seventh day in a row, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. On July 5, the seven-day average for new infect...
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Media literacy requirement, animal products ban among latest bills signed by PritzkerJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Public high schools in Illinois will soon be required to teach students how to access and evaluate various kinds of news and social media they see online a...
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Victims remembered year after Springfield mass shootingJul 11, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Dave Johnson was with his son having lunch, a delayed Father's Day get-together at Los Rancheros' outdoor tent on the far southwest side last Ju...
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SIU researcher studying bobcat, coyote habitat in IllinoisJul 11, 2021 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A Southern Illinois University researcher is tracking coyotes and bobcats to understand the habitats they seek and how they affect them. Nicole ...
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Pekin trans woman supporting others with gender dysphoriaJul 10, 2021 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Dana Garber has always identified as a woman. The notion was crystal clear for the lifelong Pekin resident, until the world stepped in and muddied t...
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New Illinois road signs direct drivers to charging stationsJul 10, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - New signs are popping up along Illinois highways to let drivers of electric vehicles know where they can refuel. The signs are being posted on d...
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Man pleads guilty in 2019 fatal shooting of Illinois trooperJul 09, 2021 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A drug dealer pleaded guilty Friday to murder in the death of an Illinois state trooper who was shot in the head while preparing to remove st...
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Former sheriff's deputy found dead before fraud sentencingJul 09, 2021 7:00 am - FREMONT, Neb. (AP) - A former Dodge County sheriff's deputy was found dead in his home a day before he was to be sentenced for fraud scheme that cost victims nearly $11 ...