Articles filed under Illinois
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Average of shots in arms falls below 100,000 as demand tapers offApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois' seven-day average of administered COVID-19 vaccine shots fell below 100,000, the lowest level in a month, state public health officials reported Thursday. On W...
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Pritzker unveils energy plan amid session's final stretchApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office unveiled a 900-page energy overhaul bill Wednesday, accelerating a yearslong negotiating process which advocates hope will end ...
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Report finds Black, rural and poor mothers more likely to die after childbirthApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday issued its second report on maternal mortality rates in the state, which found there were 103 pregnanc...
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Illinois surpasses 9 million vaccine shotsApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois vaccine providers have administered nearly 9.05 million shots against COVID-19 after giving 100,823 daily doses on average over the past week, state health offi...
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Suburban Democrats draw Republican criticism over fair maps 'hypocrisy'Apr 28, 2021 1:00 am - In 2019, seven suburban Democratic state senators signed on in support of a constitutional amendment that aimed to create an independent commission to draw new political...
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US marks slowest population growth since the DepressionApr 27, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said, as Americans continued their march to the Sout...
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Illinois' congressional loss reflects long trendApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - This week's announcement that Illinois would lose a congressional seat is the continuation of a trend in the state's population since the post-World War II era. Although...
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Trial date set for CullertonApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Tom Cullerton, who was indicted in 2019 on charges of embezzlement, is set to go to trial in February next year, a federal judge said on Tuesday...
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Pritzker signs measure to address racism in health careApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker declared health care "a right, not a privilege" Tuesday as he signed a massive reform bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Cauc...
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Day cares, factories, offices, events: Where COVID-19 outbreaks are happening nowApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban COVID-19 outbreaks in the last 30 days centered around a day care, a mental health facility, a medical clinic and a sports team, Illinois Department of Public H...