Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois House, Senate pass election bill postponing 2022 primary to JuneJun 01, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Largely on partisan lines, lawmakers passed an omnibus elections bill Monday that would push back the date of the 2022 primary elections amid other major c...
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Illinois man working on sign dies after falling 60 feetMay 31, 2021 7:00 am - PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) - A 41-year-old Illinois man has died in a work-related fall in southwest Illinois. The man was working on a hotel sign Friday afternoon in Pon...
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Rockford may spend $300K on campaign to attract residentsMay 31, 2021 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Rockford may spend $300,000 to attract new residents to the city as its population has declined. The City Council could consider a measure this we...
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Suburban legislators' ethics bill passes Illinois House, SenateMay 31, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD – Shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday, the Illinois Senate passed a bill aiming to improve ethics standards for elected officials after it was filed just hours earl...
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COVID-19 update: 521 new cases and 33 more deathsMay 31, 2021 1:00 am - The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Illinois is continuing to decline, data released Monday shows. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 521 new confir...
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1 dead, 2 hurt after crash during police chase in IllinoisMay 30, 2021 7:00 am - PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) - One man died and two other people were injured when a car that was being chased by police crashed early Sunday. The Illinois State Police said...
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'One Illinois' theme of post-COVID-19 state fairs in AugustMay 30, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Both Illinois state fairs this summer will boast a unity theme: 'œOne Illinois.'ť Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the theme is to inspire the state to c...
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Illinois reaches vaccine milestone as new case figures hit 10-month lowMay 30, 2021 1:00 am - Half of all adults in Illinois are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Sunday, citing data from the Centers ...
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Last call for senior hall of fame nominationsMay 30, 2021 1:00 am - The Illinois Department on Aging will accepting nominations through Tuesday for the 2021 Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame Awards, which recognize adults 65 and older who ...
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Teacher spends own money, gives time for community gardenMay 29, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) - Derissa Davis' energy seemed to know no bounds on May 8 as she pursued her community's vision of turning an abandoned lot into a vegetable g...