Articles filed under Illinois
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House passes bill to reclassify drug possession in small amounts as misdemeanorApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill to lessen penalties for possessing and selling small amounts of drugs, including heroin and cocaine, narrowly passed out of the state House Wednesda...
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Has supply caught up with COVID-19 vaccine demand?Apr 22, 2021 1:00 am - Ryan Johnson was never in any rush to get the COVID-19 vaccine. But when Cook County Health opened up two South suburban mass vaccination sites this week to allow walk-i...
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Lawmakers question Exelon auditApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of a state Senate committee sharply criticized a recent audit of Exelon's nuclear power plant operations that suggested ratepayers may need to subs...
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Illinois House OKs bill to license professional midwivesApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Midwifery moved one step closer to becoming an officially licensed occupation in Illinois on Thursday with the passage of House Bill 3401. HB 3401 creates ...
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Intuitive Surgical, Tenet rise; Netflix, NextEra Energy fallApr 21, 2021 7:00 am - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Netflix Inc., down $40.67 to $508.90. The streaming video service reported weak subscriber growth ...
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Senate GOP staffer reprimanded for sending political emailApr 21, 2021 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A staff member for Illinois Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie has been reprimanded for using a state government email account to remind col...
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Cook County opens up two walk-in mass vaccination sitesApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County opened up two COVID-19 mass vaccination sites for walk-ins without appointments Wednesday as part of a pilot project to accelerate inoculations, particularly...
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McConchie staffer reprimanded for sending political emailApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A staff member for Illinois Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie has been reprimanded for using a state government email account to remind colleagues of ...
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COVID-19 update: Variants infecting Illinoisans in their 20s most, data showsApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - Young people in their 20s are the most likely age group to contract any of four highly contagious mutations of COVID-19 circulating in Illinois, data showed Wednesday. I...
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Court rules petition circulators can gather signatures for only one partyApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois Supreme Court decision Wednesday clarified that the state election code prohibits a person from collecting signatures for both a party candidat...