Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois records fewest new COVID-19 cases since March 2020Jun 14, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Monday reported the lowest daily cases of coronavirus since March 2020. The Illinois Department of Public H...
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Energy bill still not filed less than 24 hours before planned voteJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate is scheduled to return to the Capitol Tuesday to consider an energy regulatory overhaul bill that is years in the making but was not ye...
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If you want to avoid the ICU, get a COVID-19 shot, doctors sayJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 165 Monday, the lowest since March 20, 2020, with nine more deaths from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health r...
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Chemical plant explosion, fire prompt evacuationsJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - An explosion at a northern Illinois chemical plant Monday morning sparked massive fires that sent flames and huge plumes of thick black smoke high into the air and debri...
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Singer Brett Young added to Illinois State Fair lineupJun 13, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Country singer Brett Young will perform this summer's Illinois State Fair. Young will take the grandstand stage on Aug. 20, with opening act Ru...
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As vaccinations rise, COVID-19 case totals continue to declineJun 13, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 in Illinois remained at levels not seen since the pandemic's earliest days, as the number of residents with at least one dose of vaccine approached...
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Numbers in decline: 268 COVID-19 cases Friday, 15 deathsJun 12, 2021 2:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 268 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 15 additional deaths. Also, almost 69% of Ill...
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Illinois reopening Monroe County cave systemJun 12, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A cave system in southern Illinois closed more than a decade ago will reopen to the public this month. The Illinois Department of Natural Resou...
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The Latest: Brazil president fined for not wearing maskJun 12, 2021 7:00 am - SAO PAULO - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro led a throng of motorcyclist supporters through the streets of Sao Paulo on Saturday and got hit with a fine for failure to...
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1 suspect still at large after Gary bank guard shootingJun 12, 2021 7:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - One suspect remained at large Saturday after two armed male suspects ambushed and shot a security guard outside a Gary bank, Lake County police said. O...