Articles filed under Illinois
-
Illinois coronavirus case positivity rate continues its slow climbMar 27, 2021 1:00 am - State numbers for COVID-19 shots, new cases and deaths Friday all fell within the recent range, but the statewide test positivity number continued its slow upward climb,...
-
Illinois man fined $250 for accident that killed bicyclistMar 26, 2021 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man has been convicted of a traffic offense and fined $250 in connection with a highway collision last summer that killed a young ...
-
'Bad Apples' bill to end qualified police immunity advances out of committeeMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A measure to end qualified immunity as a legal defense for law enforcement officers advanced out of the House Restorative Justice Committee at a Thursday h...
-
3,002 new cases: Rising virus counts, including in suburban Cook, threaten 'Bridge Phase'Mar 26, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 spiked up to 3,002 Friday - the highest since early February - as state officials warned of a possible virus resurgence. The news comes with 126,71...
-
Lawmakers pass compromise bill on personal injury casesMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate passed a bill Thursday to allow victims in personal injury and wrongful-death cases that reach a verdict to collect interest on money t...
-
Health care reform bill will head to governorMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A massive health care reform bill, the fourth and final pillar of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus agenda, passed the state Senate on Thursday, the fi...
-
Bill authorizing mail-in voting, ballot drop boxes goes to PritzkerMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - A bill that would allow use of ballot drop boxes, curbside voting and the acceptance of ballots regardless of insufficient postage was passed by the Illinois Senate and ...
-
New jobless claims fall sharply in Illinois as unemployment rate dropsMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - First-time unemployment claims fell sharply last week as both the state and national economies have begun gradually reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic. T...
-
Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independenceMar 24, 2021 7:00 am - DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Shafiqul Islam was studying business at Dhaka College in 1971 when a bloody and brutal war for independence ravaged Bangladesh. After undergoing...
-
Man facing Illinois murder charge arrested after Iowa crashMar 24, 2021 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - An Illinois man out on bail for a murder charge was arrested by police Wednesday in Iowa on charges related to a fatal crash on a freeway in Ce...