Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois opioid deaths increased 32% in 2020Apr 26, 2021 1:00 am - Medical experts and addiction advocates were not surprised when opioid overdose deaths in Illinois increased by more than 32% in 2020. They were surprised it wasn't hig...
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General Assembly passes hundreds of bills as session's end approachesApr 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state Senate and House passed more than 750 bills last week, addressing isolated timeouts in schools, youth vaping, teaching Muslim history, the commem...
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Census figures cost Illinois a congressional seatApr 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois will lose a seat in Congress because of stagnating population, continuing a long slide that has cost it political influence nationally, according ...
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New state program aims for 'one-on-one connections' in communities to combat COVID-19Apr 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a new state program Monday that aims to increase vaccine access in low-income, vulnerable communities and to connect residents...
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Future mayor tells what's next for newest Illinois cityApr 25, 2021 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - On May 6, when new city leaders will be sworn in, the communities of Alorton, Cahokia and Centreville will officially merge to become Cahokia Hei...
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New cases and hospitalizations fall for second consecutive dayApr 25, 2021 1:00 am - State health authorities on Sunday reported 2,035 more new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, the second-lowest daily total in nearly a month. The fig...
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Months after congresswoman's Hitler remarks, Jews' in painApr 24, 2021 7:00 am - Shortly after U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Oakland said in a January speech that 'œHitler was right'ť about youth indoctrination, Illinois Jewish leaders arranged a Zoom cal...
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State orders Chicago to fix special education in detentionApr 24, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois State Board of Education has ordered Chicago Public Schools to fix problems with special education services for students at the high school i...
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J & J vaccine's return hailed by Cook County officialsApr 24, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County health officials Saturday hailed the return of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the fight against COVID-19. The vaccine, halted while the Centers for Diseas...
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Central Illinois man gets life in deaths of mother, daughterApr 23, 2021 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man convicted of fatally shooting his live-in girlfriend and her adult daughter last year in their rural home has been sentenced t...