Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois one of just 16 states with 20% of children 12-17 getting at least one shotMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is just one of 16 states where more than 20% of children eligible for COVID-19 vaccines have received at least one dose. That's according to a Daily Herald anal...
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Law school to remove John Marshall's name over racist pastMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - University of Illinois trustees voted to remove the name of the longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court chief justice from the University of Illinois-Chicago law school after...
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Daily vaccine shots top 120,000 for first time this monthMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - For the first time this month, the daily number of vaccine shots exceeded 120,000. State health officials Friday announced 126,023 more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine mad...
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Illinois Democrats release proposed new state legislative districtsMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - Proposed maps of new legislative boundaries have been released by the redistricting committees of the Illinois Senate and House. The maps, showing proposed new legislati...
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Court rejects lawsuit over state use of government bondsMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit Thursday that was brought by the head of a libertarian think-tank that challenged the state's use of bonds t...
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Robust revenue allows Illinois to repay federal loan earlyMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Democratic leaders announced Thursday that they have agreed to repay federal pandemic-relief loans more than a year earlier than schedu...
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Bankers survey for parts of 10 states hits new record highMay 20, 2021 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The economy in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states is booming and would be soaring even higher if not for a regionwide labor shortage, accordi...
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Illinois ranks 27th in percentage of residents fully vaccinatedMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - With 37.5% of residents listed as fully vaccinated, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks Illinois 27th among the 50 states. However, Illinois Depart...
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Slain officer's body escorted through central IllinoisMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - ECATUR, Ill. - A procession led by a hearse bearing the remains of slain police officer moved across central Illinois on Thursday, giving hundreds a chance to pay their ...
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New marijuana licensing bill heads to House floorMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill aimed at allowing more people from distressed communities to get into the lucrative recreational marijuana business is on its way to the House floor...