Articles filed under Illinois
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COVID-19 update: 120,426 vaccine doses, 1,962 cases, 25 deathsMar 20, 2021 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported that another 120,426 doses of vaccine were reported Friday, down about 15,000 from the day before. The state a...
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Iowa man gets 45 years in killing outside Gary gas stationMar 19, 2021 7:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - An Iowa man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty in the 2015 death of an Illinois man fatally shot outside a Gary gas ...
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New Mexico pot legalization bill advances as time runs shortMar 19, 2021 7:00 am - SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Legislation to legalize cannabis in New Mexico advanced Thursday toward a decisive Senate floor vote under a framework that emphasizes government o...
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Democrats pass resolution condemning Republican state lawmaker for attending Jan. 6 rallyMar 19, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois House Democrats adopted a resolution Thursday night to condemn Republican Rep. Chris Miller for attending a Jan. 6 rally in Washington, D.C., that immediately p...
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COVID-19 shots hit 135,525 in a day as state boosts vaccination clinics in DuPage, KaneMar 19, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials Friday announced 135,525 more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, the second-highest amount in a single day for Illinois provide...
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Bankers survey for parts of 10 states rockets to record highMar 18, 2021 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The economy in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states appears to be on record pace, according to a monthly survey of bankers released Thursday th...
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Bail set at $5 million for man accused in ex-in-laws' deathsMar 18, 2021 7:00 am - OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois man on Thursday was ordered held in lieu of $5 million bond for allegedly fatally shooting his former in-laws in their rural Sher...
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Why health and school officials say it's safer to send children to school full time nowMar 18, 2021 5:30 am - Early on in the coronavirus pandemic, students exhibiting symptoms at school were isolated and sent home while school officials quarantined and disinfected affected clas...
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State House votes to expand mail-in, curbside votingMar 18, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House passed a bill Thursday that would make permanent some vote-by-mail and curbside voting expansions that the state adopted ahead of the 20...
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COVID-19 update: 91,684 more vaccinations, 34 more deaths, 2,325 new casesMar 18, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 2,325 Thursday with 34 more deaths from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. Since the pandemic bega...